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John1956PA

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7. Some residents were shaken because they . . .
Fri Oct 10, 2025, 05:46 AM
Friday

. . . interpreted the man's meme as promising that there will be a shooting at their Perry High School in the near future, whereupon Trump will state (the day afterward) that the community needs to move on.

Of course, the man who posted his meme did not intend to convey that thought. However, some community members drew that interpretation.

As I understand it, the man is passionate about the cause of eliminating mass shootings. He had posted other remarks expressing his opinion that Kirk's legacy should not be memorized as being beneficial to society. I think the man will not be convicted of the charge. However, the ambuguity of his meme could be argued to justify the filing of the charge.

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