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Ohio man who rushed stage at Trump rally pleads not guilty
2016-03-27
[MSN] An Ohio man who rushed the stage at a Donald Trump rally pleaded not guilty
"Wudn't me."
Friday in federal court to a charge of illegally entering a restricted area.

Fairborn resident Thomas DiMassimo, 22, is accused of jumping a barricade and charging at the Republican presidential candidate March 12 at a Dayton International Airport hangar.

His attorney, Jon Paul Rion, said the Wright State University student was trying only to ensure that his political views were heard and didn't have ill intentions toward a particular person.
Posted by:Fred

#7  Was this before or after folks started punching protesters at Trump rallies? If after, it could be the secret service were told to have a light touch.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2016-03-27 17:11  

#6  It's become glaringly obvious the Secret Service has decided to stop doing their job. This guy should have been ventilated and lying in a pool of blood while the rest of the detail moved Trump away.

Thanks for your statement of this not-in-the-least-bit obvious situation. Now the barely perceptible intuition I had after reading the initial accounts of the incident has become much clearer.
Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418   2016-03-27 13:01  

#5  If you want to have your political views heard, hold up a sign, stand on a street corner and yell it, start a blog, write an editorial to your paper, etc.

You don't do it by depriving someone else of their right to express their view. Then you are a tyrant and need to be put down.
Posted by: DarthVader   2016-03-27 10:57  

#4  It's become glaringly obvious the Secret Service has decided to stop doing their job. This guy should have been ventilated and lying in a pool of blood while the rest of the detail moved Trump away.

Since they apparently can't or won't do security anymore, let the Marines do it. Sure you may have a few extra corpses from people like this, but at least you know they will take the job seriously.
Posted by: Silentbrick   2016-03-27 10:55  

#3  ...to ensure that his someone else's political views were not heard

FIFY Perry Mason
Posted by: Procopius2k   2016-03-27 08:36  

#2  to ensure that his political views were heard

We hear you loud and clear
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2016-03-27 03:53  

#1  "His pants' crease was off. I was trying to fix it"

/David Brooks approves
Posted by: Frank G   2016-03-27 00:27  

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