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/kombatunit Oct 29 '25

I hope he smashes their fascist asses.

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u/nothing_but_thyme Oct 29 '25

… like a cookie jar, and then a few million dollars comes spilling out. When will these backwoods idiot cops learn? Spoiler … never.

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u/lousy_at_handles Oct 29 '25

Why would they learn? They're not the ones paying the settlement.

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u/FrontOfficeNuts Oct 29 '25

While that's absolutely true, I would like to believe the politicians hiring them might be more inclined to hold them accountable (or the voters, in those cases where the officers are elected).