Retired Cop Settles $835K for Wrongful Social Media Arrest

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Tennessee man, Larry Bushart, settles lawsuit for $835,000 after wrongful 37-day incarceration over Facebook post deemed threatening. Bushart, a retired police officer, maintained his post was protected speech and that charges were baseless. The incident stemmed from a meme Bushart posted ten days after a shooting, which local officials claimed caused ala…

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Tennessee man, Larry Bushart, settles lawsuit for $835,000 after wrongful 37-day incarceration over Facebook post deemed threatening. Bushart, a retired police officer, maintained his post was protected speech and that charges were baseless. The incident stemmed from a meme Bushart posted ten days after a shooting, which local officials claimed caused alarm due to a shared school name. Bushart missed his grandchilds birth and lost his job during his incarceration. The lawsuit alleged violations

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