MicroWaveJan 29

Man who squirted apple cider vinegar on Ilhan Omar is charged with assaulting and intimidating her

https://lemmy.world/post/42372425

Man who squirted apple cider vinegar on Ilhan Omar is charged with assaulting and intimidating her - Lemmy.World

The Justice Department has charged a man who squirted apple cider vinegar on Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar at an event in Minneapolis, according to court papers made public Thursday. The man arrested for Tuesday’s attack, Anthony Kazmierczak, faces a charge of forcibly assaulting, opposing, impeding and intimidating Omar, according to a complaint filed in federal court. Authorities determined that the substance was water and apple cider vinegar, according to an affidavit. After Kazmierczak sprayed Omar with the liquid, he appeared to say, “She’s not resigning. You’re splitting Minnesotans apart,” the affidavit says. Authorities also say that Kazmierczak told a close associate several years ago that “somebody should kill” Omar, court documents say. Kazmierczak has a criminal history and has made online posts supportive of Donald Trump, a Republican.

Show threadWanderWisleyJan 29
Good! Whether it was apple cider vinegar or acid or piss assault is an assault. The bad is this pos probably just got a front row seat and will speak at the RNC.
Show threadshaunJan 29
While technically correct, I vehemently disagree. I’m on the opposite side of the political spectrum to this man, but if it had been a left-wing supporter going at Noem or Miller, then the left response would be “it’s only a food product, it’s just to make a point - look at what the Trump Administration is doing killing people”. I think it’s fair to let someone off with a warning if it’s something innocuous.
Show threadcAUzapNEAGLbJan 29

If it was an egg or roten fruit sure - something easily identifiable as harmless - but when you spritz something from a syringe - that does cross a line to me - you could see and hear the panic in the room of people understanding omar was not directly harmed but could be poisoned - that fear, the fear which interrupted and shortened her speech is what is criminal, just shy of terrorism, in my view

If its not illegal, then we’re going to go down a slippery slope of “im not touching you” style games, a line has tk be drawn and i place it here, somewhere between throwing a milkshale at someone as being a basic assult and spritzing someone with an unidentifiable fluid as being more than just assault

Show threadLabototmizedJan 30
Literally terrorism not just shy. It was done to induce terror/fear/anxiety whatever else. Terrorism plain and simple.
Show threadMiddleAgesModem
Terrorism requires real violence. That term has been so watered down is essentially meaningless.
Jan 30 at 4:11amWeb