After spending more than a month in a Tennessee jail, a retired law enforcement officer who quoted President Donald Trump on Facebook is no longer facing charges.Perry County Sheriff Nick Weems told NewsChannel 5 that he dropped the charges against Larry Bushart on Wednesday. The sudden move came af...
    • LOGIC💣@lemmy.world
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      21 hours ago

      According to NewsChannel 5, Bushart lost his job doing medical transport because he was unable to post a $2 million bond to get out of jail.

      Corrupt sheriff, corrupt judge, corrupt DA, and apparently incompetent defense attorney.

      I sometimes watch good judges on YouTube. I’m not completely familiar with the procedure, but I can’t imagine a good judge who wouldn’t throw this case out at the first possible opportunity. It’s simply not possible for a good judge to set $2 million bail for somebody who reposts something from the president.

      Literally, even if he had intended it to be a threat, and he obviously didn’t, there is no decent judge who would have let this case go this long if that was the only evidence.