A retired Tennessee law enforcement officer was held in jail for more than a month this fall after police arrested him over a Facebook post of a meme related to the September assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

Prosecutors eventually dropped the criminal charge brought against Larry Bushart, but his stint behind bars came to exemplify the country’s tense political and legal climate following the tragedy, when conservatives sought to stymie public discourse about the late controversial figure that it saw as objectionable.

Now, Bushart is suing over his incarceration.

  • Bytemeister@lemmy.world
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    2 hours ago

    Eh, I had a nice reply typed up, but I just deleted it. Talking to you is a never-ending clown show. I’m sure I’ll spot someone saying some more braindead shit in a few weeks and I’ll look up and see your username again. I get a laugh, because it’s like the same 3 people on the whole fediverse that keep writing or defending some of the stupidest shit I’ve ever seen.