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Joan Boada, one of the seven men accused of attacking two
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police officers in New York City in January has been cleared of
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all charges. You may remember when Boada,
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a Venezuelan immigrant and seven others were arrested for allegedly attacking police
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outside a shelter near Times Square on January 27th.
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After that, Boada made a court appearance and gave two middle
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fingers to reporters and then the right wing had a field day
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congressman Anthony de esposito wrote on X about Boa's photo.
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We feel the same way about you,
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holler at the cartels and have them escort you back.
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Then. Republican congressman,
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Mike Collins of Georgia replied,
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or we could buy him a ticket on Pinochet Air for a
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free helicopter ride back.
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Oh, isn't that a reference to the Chilean dictator Pinochet?
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He's the one that would throw like his opponents off of helicopters
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Well, Boada was mistaken for another suspect and has been
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exonerated as a participant in this assault.
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Look, if I was mistaken for a suspect and thrown in
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jail because of something best believe I'm gonna be walking out like
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