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Man Arrested By Charlie Kirk Fan/Sheriff For Directly Quoting Donald Trump (www.techdirt.com)

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Bushart’s case raised a firestorm of controversy after he was arrested, jailed, and slapped with a $2 million bail for a social media post. His supposed crime: making a threat of mass violence against a school in a neighboring county. In reality, all he had done was repost a meme. On Saturday, September 20, he had visited a community page, “What’s Happening in Perry County, TN,” and trolled a thread about an upcoming vigil honoring Charlie Kirk.

Bushart’s crime? Directly quoting Donald Trump on this Facebook page.

One of his posts was a photo of President Donald Trump, along with the quote “We have to get over it,” drawing from his response to a school shooting in Perry, Iowa, in 2024.

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[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 19 points 2 days ago (2 children)

slapped with a $2 million bail

It's one thing for the sheriff or officers to arrest him, but who the fuck is the judge that approved this?

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 day ago

It's Tennessee. Plenty of bent judges who will sign anything the cops put in front of them.

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 days ago

no need for judges in a fascist monarchy