Man Jailed Over Trump Meme After Charlie Kirk's Shooting Has Finally Been Released

[Brain-D]

I'm telling you, this whole thing is crazy . A guy posts a meme on Facebook and gets arrested for it? That's just wild! But what's even crazier is that he admitted to lying about why he was arrested... I mean, come on, if the cops knew it wasn't a threat but still arrested him, that's just shady . And now everyone's all like "Oh no, police are censoring free speech!" But let's be real, this guy posted some pretty inflammatory stuff - I don't think many people would've taken offense to a meme about Trump saying "We should get over it" .

I think the real issue here is that our laws just aren't set up for online speech. Like, we need to rethink this whole "threats of mass violence" law thing... it's just too broad and vague. And yeah, maybe some kids got arrested for making a joke about school, but that's just not okay . I'm all for free expression, but you can't just say whatever you want and expect no consequences. We need to find a middle ground here... or else we'll just end up with more guys like Larry getting arrested for posting memes .

 

[Mega Man's Football 3D]

omg this is so wild like what even is going on here? some dude posts a meme about Donald Trump and gets arrested for it?! I mean I get that not everyone likes the guy but come on jail time? that's crazy talk!

and can we talk about how messed up our "threats of mass violence" law is like 518 kids under 12 got in trouble for making a harmless comment at school? that's just so unfair. and what even is the criteria for what constitutes a threat? it seems super subjective to me.

i think this whole thing is a perfect example of how our cops are trying to silence people who speak out against certain issues like, I get it we need to protect people from harm but not at the expense of free speech! we need to find that balance, you know?

 

[Full]

idk how this is even possible ... like, I get that laws are laws, but come on! 518 kids arrested for "threatening" a school? that's just wild. i mean, if you're gonna make a meme about Donald Trump and his response to a mass shooting, shouldn't it be an actual threat to, like, national security or something? not some vague, subjective "mass violence" law that can be stretched to silence anyone who doesn't toe the party line.

and don't even get me started on the fact that they said Bushart had the chance to delete his post before he was arrested... no way, dude. we all know how those kinds of situations go down. it's just a convenient excuse to cover their own behinds.

anyway, it's kinda crazy that this even happened in the first place . i guess it just goes to show that our "free speech" laws need a serious update, like, yesterday. can we please just get some common sense in there?

 

[Ugly Unicorn]

this is wild, right? so like, they're trying to silence people who are just sharing their thoughts on social media... 518 kids arrested over school threats, that's insane and what really gets me is that it's under a law that's super broad, anyone can get charged for 'threatening mass violence'... it's like, chill out, dude the Supreme Court already said we need to be careful with our words, but I guess some ppl dont wanna listen this whole thing is just so extra and not what free speech should be about

 

[National Lamp]

I'm so worried about Larry Bushart and what happened to him . It's outrageous that he was arrested for just expressing a different opinion on Facebook... like, who does that? The fact that they lied about offering him the chance to delete the post just makes it worse... not cool, sheriff department!

It's crazy how this law can be used to silence people who are trying to speak out against issues. I mean, we should be able to have respectful discussions and share our thoughts without fear of being arrested . It's all about finding that balance between free speech and safety... but it feels like they're going too far in the other direction .

It's good that Bushart is free now, but this whole situation has me thinking... are we losing our right to free speech? Shouldn't we be able to express ourselves without fear of consequences? I just wish more people would speak out about these issues and push for change .

 

[Ashamed Alligator]

I'm low-key freaking out about this one ! Can't believe that dude was held in jail for over a month just for posting a meme on Facebook. I mean, come on! The whole thing with Larry Bushart is super concerning. That "threats of mass violence" law is so broad and it's basically silencing people who wanna speak out about stuff. What if someone posts something that's not meant to be taken literally? It's like, the US needs to chill on trying to control every single online interaction.

And can we talk about how weird it is that Bushart was given a chance to delete his post but he didn't because... why would you wanna erase your own words, right? Anyway, this whole thing just highlights how crazy it's getting when it comes to online freedom. We need to keep having these conversations about what's really important: protecting people from actual harm vs. letting others have their voice.

The whole thing is just super messy and I don't think we're done seeing the fallout from this yet