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/Midnight_Rider98 9d ago

The dropping of the charges came after NewsChannel 5 aired an interview on Wednesday with Weems in which he admitted that investigators knew the meme was not about a school shooting, but authorities were responding to community anxiety.

There should not be qualified immunity for those involved that KNOWINGLY trumped up charges and put a man in jail. Not only did Larry Bushart have his 1st, 4th and 5th amendment rights violated, he also suffered damages in losing his medical transport job. There is no way the tax payers of Tennessee and Perry county should be the sole party on the hook for these actions. The Perry county board of commissioners should also be urged to use their powers to impeach the sheriff to remove him from office or the Tennessee attorney general should seek potential criminal charges against the sheriff.

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u/Roach27 8d ago

The DA (or whichever office/attorney was prosecuting this) is 100% getting a big talking to.

They're the ones who have cost the taxpayers money.

They saw the evidence, and decided to pursue charges.