Opinion - Guest Essay
By Greg Lukianoff
Nov. 26, 2025Mr. Bushart, a 61-year-old retired police officer living in Lexington, Tenn., had posted a meme on Facebook after the assassination of the conservative activist Charlie Kirk on Sept. 10. It was a picture of Donald Trump along with Mr. Trump’s comment in response to a school shooting at Perry High School in Iowa in 2024: “We have to get over it.” The meme was headed by the caption, “This seems relevant today.”
Mr. Bushart shared that meme in a Facebook thread promoting a vigil for Mr. Kirk in nearby Perry County, Tenn. The Perry County Sheriff’s Office obtained a warrant for Mr. Bushart’s arrest, claiming that the post was a threat of “mass violence” at a school.
Americans boasting about free speech and freedom in USA are morons that have no idea about the reality of the world.
Hope this person can find some justice.
Yup. The police can and do make up bull shit charges just to fuck with people. And what are you gonna do about it?
“Things happen”
