Attorney for Montana man who threw teen in national anthem attack says Trump rhetoric to blame

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Source: CBS




August 8, 2019 / 7:36 AM / AP

The attorney for a Montana man accused of throwing a 13-year-old boy to the ground at a rodeo because the teenager didn't remove his hat during the national anthem said Wednesday his client believes he was acting on an order from President Donald Trump.

The president's "rhetoric" contributed to Curt Brockway's disposition when he grabbed the boy by the throat and slammed him to the ground, fracturing his skull, at the Mineral County fairgrounds Saturday, attorney Lance Jasper told The Missoulian .

Jasper said Brockway is a U.S. Army veteran who believes he was acting on an order by the commander in chief. He added that Brockway's decision-making has been affected by a traumatic brain injury he suffered in a vehicle crash in 2000 while he was stationed at Fort Lewis, Washington.


"His commander in chief is telling people that if they kneel, they should be fired, or if they burn a flag, they should be punished," Jasper said. "He certainly didn't understand it was a crime."...............

Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/attorney-for-montana-man-who-threw-teen-in-national-anthem-attack-says-trump-rhetoric-to-blame/

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People who follow Trump do not need a previous head injury to do dangerous things to others.

Per the article, Brockway has a brain injury, yet he was aware enough to say that the boy was disrespecting the Flag and he had a right to throw him to the ground. damn.





..........Jasper said Brockway is a U.S. Army veteran who believes he was acting on an order by the commander in chief. He added that Brockway's decision-making has been affected by a traumatic brain injury he suffered in a vehicle crash in 2000 while he was stationed at Fort Lewis, Washington.




Man allegedly throws 13-year-old boy to the ground for not taking hat off during national anthem

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/curt-james-brockway-national-anthem-montana-superior-mineral-county/

By Christopher Brito

August 7, 2019 / 1:22 PM / CBS News

A Montana man has been charged after he allegedly threw a 13-year-old to the ground because the boy didn't take his hat off during the national anthem at a rodeo event over the weekend, according to prosecutors. The teen was airlifted to a hospital with a possible concussion and skull fracture, Mineral County prosecutor Elena Donahue wrote in court documents, the Associated Press reported.

According to the prosecutor, Curt James Brockway, 39, told a sheriff's deputy that he asked the child to remove his hat out of respect before the "Star Spangled Banner" was played at the Mineral County Fairgrounds in Superior on Saturday. He said the boy cursed at him before Brockway grabbed him by the neck and slammed him to the floor.

A witness who was the rodeo told the Missoulian that Brockway tried justifying his actions by saying the boy "was disrespecting the national anthem so he had every right to do that."