Ruhestandspolizist zu 37 Tagen Gefängnis wegen Meme-Klagen gegen Charlie Kirk verurteilt, weil seine Rechte gemäß dem Ersten Verfassungszusatz verletzt worden seien
https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/17/politics/retired-cop-jailed-over-charlie-kirk-meme?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=missions&utm_source=reddit
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Jealous of the person who takes on this case
Well I think Charlie Kirk had TDS and that is why he died.
Come at me bro.
He’ll win.
What Trump said about Rob Reiner was far more despicable than what this guy did.
Unless they plan on throwing Trump in jail for 37 days.
The meme he was arrested for posting:
[Link](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/untitled-2-20251217203443843.jpg?c=original&q=w_860,c_fill/f_webp)
I prefer people who live their lives in a way that doesn’t make people want to shoot them. Primarily because I’m told I’m not allowed to blame guns.
Anyway, I already forgot who we are talking about. Hope this guy enjoys his payday.
Yeah. Can you say, slam-dunk? I hope those cops get arrested.
He can buy Epsteins Island
This is insane. These people legitimately held him in prison for over a month on a $2 million bond because he posted a Facebook meme (with nothing in it that could even be remotely taken as a threat btw).
The officers in question need to lose their jobs.
Man why couldn’t I get put in jail for the stupid shit I posted after his death. I’d be able to retire after lawsuit I win.
Because they were
Someone was JAILED for posting a meme? I hadn’t heard about this before. Holy shit the country really went fucking crazy for a month over a racist podcaster
The people that arrested him will see no consequences, and his payout will be funded from taxpayer dollars. Still, I don’t care. Sue the fuck out of the fascists.
Ummmm, this seems like an extremely clear violation of his rights.
The sheriff is a dumbass, you can go listen to the interviews he had where he discussed the case, arresting the guy had no merits. It is gonna be a slam dunk lawsuit for the guy they arrested and held for 37 days.
His first amendment rights were violated.
So if this man was jailed for simply repurposing an original Trump comment, why was Trump not jailed for the original comment in the first place, so ordinary folks would know not to repeat it, he is the „leader“ after all? Interesting to see what the repercussions will be for the thoroughly disgusting comments Trump made after Rob Reiner’s tragic murder, I won’t hold my breath!
After what Trump said yesterday about Rob Reiner, they can all eat a dick.
Hope this guy gets millions. I hope the person who actually prosecuted him gets fired, and the cops that arrested him need to go as well. All of the Trump rot needs to be cut out.
If I were to draw up a case that clearly demonstrates a violation of a person’s first amendment rights, it would look exactly like this one.
>[Perry County, Tennessee sheriff Nick] Weems, according to the lawsuit, directed local police to arrest Bushart, and both men “understood” the meme “as political commentary on the debate about guns in America, but orchestrated his arrest anyway.”
…because they are MAGA trash and need to be named and shamed over and over again.
So someone got 37 days for *that* and yet the pervert-in-chief is *re-elected as president* despite being a very obvious criminal and traitor?
What a fucked-up country.
He will win his lawsuit and the only people that get hurt is the community. Fucking depressing
Americans: *constantly making memes of the nations most horrid terrorist attack 9/11*
US Government: “teehee thats a funny photo”
Americans: *making memes off one private Republican citizen that was assassinated in a school shooting*
US Government: “YOOO WHOO HOOOO THERE BUSTER what is this hateful rhetoric don’t make us throw ya in jail now”
Erika Kirk, somehow adjacent around in this discourse:
“StOp It YoU gUyS!!” 👁️👄👁️
(this admin is so ffing stupid man)
There is lots of body cam footage of this situation where they knowingly admit it wasn’t a threat and offered to drop the charge if he deleted his post. This should go beyond the taxpayers and the officers should be paying out of their own pocket as well with no qualified immunity.
Lmao he got arrested for quoting Trump?? How about they throw Trump in aswell, THEN we’ll get over it.
The silence from free speech absolutists is deafening.
Hope this guy gets rich
But don’t call them fascist
Probably because they were. Republicans really do hate free speech.
Enjoy funding his retirement Perry County residents. When your town crumbles cuz you have no money, remember how much you owned the libs for a shitstain like Charlie Kirk
Wow, they are eating their own. Shocking.
I hope this guy wins big.
I was attacked for quoting charlie kirk lol the right are literally just gas lighting cry babies
I notice that whenever the actual text of the first amendment is violated, by the government using its power to punish people for saying unpopular things, the free speech absolutists disappear like a fart in the wind.
Yeah, all bets are off now after what Trump said about Rob Reiner. I tried having civility for too long.
Clearly he should not only get every penny, but the officers responsible should all face consequences. Possibly beyond just being fired.
However, in a sign of just how insane things are, I wouldn’t be surprised if he somehow loses. Obviously no sane court could ever justify this clear violation of the first amendment, but court corruption is a hallmark of Trumpism.
Republicans have spent a lot installing corruptable right wingers at every court level. People willing to openly and obviously defy the constitution when needed. So while this should and probably will be a slam dunk win for this guy, I wouldn’t be surprised if the opposite happens. They’ve done a very thorough job fucking the system up. Just look at the Supreme Court defying generations of precedent without batting an eye.
Y’all should Google the Sheriff who arrested him. He’s hilariously, cartoonishly corrupt.
To be fair, Charlie Kirk hasn’t said anything racist in months now.
His rights were violated. Open and shut case.
Charlie Kirk was a festering pile of entails who deserved neither his fame in life nor admiration in death.