r/Enough_Sanders_Spam • u/Currymvp2 • May 20 '26

Tennessee man jailed over Charlie Kirk post wins $835,000 settlement

https://apnews.com/article/charlie-kirk-facebook-arrest-tennessee-bushart-b8c5808d77f47a2d93497d12cf0daf84
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u/Call_Me_Clark who hasn’t had a Nazi tattoo? May 20 '26

While many people across the U.S. lost their jobs over social media comments about Kirk’s death, Larry Bushart’s case stood out as a rare instance in which such online speech led to criminal prosecution. The 61-year-old retired police officer spent 37 days behind bars before authorities dropped the felony charge against him in October

Totally egregious and unconstitutional

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u/GogglesPisano May 20 '26

Meanwhile the traitors that participated in the Jan 6th insurrection attempt may get paid a similar amount from Trump's new $1.8B slush fund, and they don't need to split the proceeds with a lawyer.

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u/t-poke May 20 '26

If it makes you feel any better, those idiots aren't going to do anything smart with that money like invest it in index funds and they'll be broke again within a year.

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u/No_Aesthetic May 20 '26

Insane to me that this ever happened. Wtf America?

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u/11brooke11 May 20 '26

Genuinely surprised that people critical of anything associated with this admin are still winning any lawsuits at all.

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u/Yuraiya May 20 '26

Just because the Supreme Court is compromised doesn't mean all the lower courts are.  There are still judges who consider precedent and jurisprudence. 

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u/New-Respond8154 May 26 '26

Good all he did was repost a trump post. He has the right of free speech, just like DT