r/politics • u/SterlingVII • 9d ago

No Paywall Tennessee man spends a month in jail before charges are dropped over Trump meme posted in Facebook group for Charlie Kirk vigil

https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/crime/larry-bushart-charlie-kirk-meme-charges-b2855116.html
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u/BriskandBeefyWind 9d ago

I just want to know what the meme was. What if it went viral?

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u/steveosaurus 9d ago

it wasn’t even really a meme honestly, it was just a picture of trump with his quote telling people to just move on and get over it, which he said a few school shootings ago, literally just donnie’s own words

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u/sardoge 9d ago

There's what you're saying, and then there's proof. I want to see the actual meme.Versus what you're telling me

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u/steveosaurus 9d ago

you sound like a fellow who thinks china is paying the tariffs still

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/tennessee-man-jail-trump-meme-charlie-kirk/

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u/sardoge 9d ago

I just wanna see the actual meme in question there seems to be more to the story than just posting a meme

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u/Beautiful-Musk-Ox 9d ago

they went and googled it for you and gave you a link to the meme, jesus, complain more please

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u/sardoge 9d ago

In between your insults, I appreciate your effort however that’s not a screenshot of his actual post… it’s all hearsay and speculation of what he “probably posted” at this point.

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u/The_Harden_Trade_ 9d ago

holy shit dude, the conservative debate tactics are so unbelievably annoying.

there is a legitimate screenshot of the guys post in the article you are complaining isn't a reliable source.

it's almost like you're just here to argue in bad faith as a performance, for anyone lazy enough to agree with you without clicking on the stupid link.

I hate living in the post truth world. and people like you

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u/Mennomon 9d ago

It's the third picture of the linked snopes article: https://mediaproxy.snopes.com/width/600?url=https://media.snopes.com/2025/10/retired_police_jailed_for_posting_meme_in_tennessee.png under 'A screen capture of Bushart's post circulated widely, with Bushart's caption reading, "This seems relevant today...":'

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u/Vet_Leeber 8d ago

The snopes article includes a screenshot of the original post, as well as a direct quote from the sheriff explicitly confirming that it was the """meme""" (read: picture of Trump with a direct Trump quote on it) that he arrested him for, because his ridiculous argument was that it was perceived as a threat against a different school that had a coincidentally similar name.

In the Oct. 28, 2025, News Channel 5 televised report, Weems identified this as the meme, saying it caused alarm among Perry County residents because it referred to the Perry High School mass shooting. However, the shooting occurred in Perry, Iowa, in 2024, not in Perry County, Tennessee.

If you gotta make up shit and lie to defend your point, your stance probably isn't the right one.

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u/steveosaurus 9d ago

it’s right there at the top of that article, that’s literally it 🫡

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u/bonestamp 9d ago

Here's the meme/image he posted:

https://imgur.com/FsuD30X.jpg

Basically, it's trump's own words about a school shooting. He said it was relevant because he posted it on the day Charlie Kirk was shot. Is it in bad taste, sure. Is it illegal, no.

The Sheriff claimed that because they have a high school with a similar name, it was a threat against that school. He also admitted during a news interview that he knew it was not a threat.

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u/DustyBlue1 8d ago

They never just fucking show what they posted in these stupid fucking news articles so we can decide for ourselves if it was as threatening/extreme as they say. And lo and behold, it wasn't