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Tennessee man jailed 37 days for Trump meme wins settlement after lawsuit

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Re: Tennessee man jailed 37 days for Trump meme wins settlement after lawsuit

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Post by ceejayoz »

laidoffamazon wrote: post #2

I’ll be honest this seems low for what he’s been through.

I would voluntarily go to jail for 37 days for that amount.

I think it's a shame this doesn't come with criminal charges, though. False imprisonment? Kidnapping?

Re: Tennessee man jailed 37 days for Trump meme wins settlement after lawsuit

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Post by adrr »

josefritzishere wrote: post #5

A judgement isn't enough. Those behind the warrant should be in prison, and fined personally. The tax payers of Tennessee shouldn't have to foot the bill for their malfeasance.

Imagine if he said "we need a patriot to bail out the guy who killed charlie kirk" like Charlie kirk said about the guy who tried to murder Paul Pelosi and was at Nancy Pelosi's house to torture her.

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Post by sowbug »

laidoffamazon wrote: post #2

I’ll be honest this seems low for what he’s been through.

And in cases like this, the actual perpetrators typically don't pay a cent out of their own pockets. Instead, the city or county indemnifies the defendant, either directly or through insurance. Which means that taxpayers (possibly including the injured party) are the ones who pay.

Re: Tennessee man jailed 37 days for Trump meme wins settlement after lawsuit

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Post by jfyi »

ceejayoz wrote: post #4
laidoffamazon wrote: post #2

I’ll be honest this seems low for what he’s been through.

I would voluntarily go to jail for 37 days for that amount. I think it's a shame this doesn't come with criminal charges, though. False imprisonment? Kidnapping?

Would you do that if you were an ex-law enforcement officer who's racial profile puts you under the protection of criminals on the yard that largely support the person you heckled while not knowing that it was only going to be 37 days?

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Post by ikeboy »

The path to solving a culture that overincarcerates is not by incarcerating those involved in perpetuating that culture.

We need to tame the impulse to throw people in jail for doing things we dislike, not just point it at different targets.

I see several comments saying that criminal charges should be brought over this. That is not the way.

Re: Tennessee man jailed 37 days for Trump meme wins settlement after lawsuit

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Post by gdilla »

ikeboy wrote: post #9

The path to solving a culture that overincarcerates is not by incarcerating those involved in perpetuating that culture. We need to tame the impulse to throw people in jail for doing things we dislike, not just point it at different targets. I see several comments saying that criminal charges should be brought over this. That is not the way.

that is literally the way. these maga law breakers need accountability. They got off scott free for j6. we're still fighting the civil war and white fragility because they suffered no consequences the last time.
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