Steven Nikoui, the father a Marine killed during the U.S. withdrawal of Afghanistan, was arrested Thursday evening for shouting from a House gallery at President Biden during his State of the Union…
  • MarcoPOLOOP
    1726·
    10 months ago

    In the democratic West, if you interrupt your leader you are locked up and imprisoned.

    • MeetInPotatoes@lemmy.mlEnglish
      2510·
      10 months ago

      Lol, what a ridiculous take. He’d have been locked up if he did that in a movie theater, let alone at the State of the Union address.

      • horsey@lemm.eeEnglish
        31·
        10 months ago

        The charge he’s getting is so light that it would probably be worse to get a municipal misdemeanor for disorderly conduct.

        • MeetInPotatoes@lemmy.mlEnglish
          4·
          10 months ago

          I’m glad he’s getting a slap on the wrist, losing a child will mess any parent up…and they were still right to throw him out.

          • horsey@lemm.eeEnglish
            2·
            10 months ago

            Funny thing is if any politician were to sympathize with him over losing a child it would be Biden.

            Yeah, I wouldn’t see the need to have this guy charged with anything or really punished at all.