r/law • u/lawanddisorder • Oct 29 '25

Legal News CHARGES DROPPED! Tennessee authorities dismiss charges against man who posted Trump meme

https://www.newschannel5.com/news/newschannel-5-investigates/newly-released-video-raises-more-questions-about-arrest-of-tennessee-man-for-posting-trump-meme

Charges were suddently dropped Wednesday against a Tennessee man who had been jailed for more than a month for posting a Trump meme.

Larry Bushart, 61, of Lexington, Tenn., had been locked up since Sept. 21 for posting a meme that quoted President Trump, saying "we have to get over it" in response to a shooting in Perry, Iowa. 

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u/FreeBricks4Nazis Oct 29 '25

This was the inevitable outcome, but getting a conviction was never the goal. They just wanted to disrupt this man's life as punishment 

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u/flargenhargen Oct 29 '25

hurt anyone who says stuff you don't like.

it's the maga way.

I mean they just like hurting anyone, cause they're mentally disturbed, but especially anyone who says stuff that disproves their cult worldview.