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appmanga

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13. That wouldn't qualify as an "assault"...

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Thu Jun 4, 2026, 11:32 AM

14 hrs ago

...and an assault doesn't require physical contact; that would be "battery". This person not only didn't threaten anyone, or even raise her voice, but the contact she made could be determined to be accidental, or just the common and innocuous way of getting someone's attention. Paulina Lunatic is doing what's become common among right-wing simps: they use the law to try to intimidate. I would think another "no true bill" is in store for the D.C. U.S. prosecutor's office should they entertain this nonsense.

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Rep. Luna has filed charges after this horrific assault outside of the Capital yesterday. ⚠️ Video of the attack 🙄 [View all] underpants 16 hrs ago OP

The drama! Loryn 16 hrs ago #1

Luna is loonie and all those years of accusing the left of being snowflakes was just MAGAts projecting. OGBuzz 16 hrs ago #6

God, what a snowflake RussBLib 16 hrs ago #2

I hope she is OK. That was horrific. AloeVera 16 hrs ago #3

Whew! underpants 16 hrs ago #7

Yeah, a "pinko" communist! AloeVera 15 hrs ago #10

The ease with which they lie. Chasstev365 16 hrs ago #4

Oh, please. A slight "tap" on the arm? If the DC AG brings charges on that.... hlthe2b 16 hrs ago #5

Um.... underpants 16 hrs ago #8

Haha MustLoveBeagles 13 hrs ago #16

Track record of the lunatics from the DOJ and acting AG and on down................................... Lovie777 16 hrs ago #9

Does anyone have a better angle? Baitball Blogger 15 hrs ago #11

She just touched her elbow in a "I'm talking to you" kind of way underpants 14 hrs ago #15

Someone should give Luna a Hollywood contract so that she would go allegorical oracle 14 hrs ago #12

That wouldn't qualify as an "assault"... appmanga 14 hrs ago #13

Good points. 👍 underpants 14 hrs ago #14

So, MustLoveBeagles 13 hrs ago #17

Luna malaise 11 hrs ago #23

Luna-tic. NT Raine1967 13 hrs ago #18

It's amazing she came out of this alive!! Ars Longa 13 hrs ago #19

It was literally "touch and go" there for a while underpants 11 hrs ago #22

Charges? Boo1 12 hrs ago #20

She narrowly escaped an @ssassination attempt! Happens to me every day LeftinOH 12 hrs ago #21

OMG - it will take forever for her to recover from that. She should resign her seat in Congress. Vinca 11 hrs ago #24