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Statelawdog

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13. Where was the district attorney?

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Wed May 20, 2026, 12:59 PM

16 hrs ago

The district attorney should have interceded in this case within hours not weeks. Their inaction to stop this obvious violation of civil rights borders on being unethical. The shame is that the individual officers are not being held personally responsible for the money damages. Either an insurance company or the taxpayers are on the hook. Not the individuals responsible.

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Tennessee man jailed over Charlie Kirk post wins $835,000 settlement [View all] Omaha Steve 18 hrs ago OP

Good for him UpInArms 17 hrs ago #1

They think that only people who suck up to Trump have any rights at all Walleye 17 hrs ago #6

They never did understand and/or cared blue-wave 7 hrs ago #25

Good. I cannot believe that put him in jail over this Quiet Em 17 hrs ago #2

Remember when they put some guy in Montana in jail RazorbackExpat 17 hrs ago #8

I don't remember but Quiet Em 17 hrs ago #9

Maybe now he can "get over it". twodogsbarking 17 hrs ago #3

Well, we can't expect the legislators in Tennessee to know anything about the constitution. Walleye 17 hrs ago #4

So, his 'crime' was posting a meme on FB that held a mirror up to Trump telling us to 'get over' school shootings? Attilatheblond 17 hrs ago #5

Talk about lawfare! Blues Heron 17 hrs ago #7

Good. mwmisses4289 16 hrs ago #10

And now we have a $1,776,000,000 fund for the victims of Trump's lawfare. OGBuzz 16 hrs ago #12

Why go through all the hustles to file claims: They would never get a penny. Justice matters. 15 hrs ago #19

"" AllaN01Bear 16 hrs ago #11

Where was the district attorney? Statelawdog 16 hrs ago #13

Conservatives and maga-types tend to have a blindspot BaronChocula 16 hrs ago #18

The judge is the real culprit here. Hassin Bin Sober 6 hrs ago #28

I hope Perry county goes bankrupt over this fujiyamasan 16 hrs ago #14

If gone to trial, then yes. The Grand Illuminist 11 hrs ago #24

They pretended that he was threatening a school shooting. Pompoy 16 hrs ago #15

They would have had to. ColoringFool 16 hrs ago #16

I'm grateful he was vindicated. Scary that he was charged and held. 58Sunliner 16 hrs ago #17

It ain't the "Tennessee officials" who will pay the $835,000". It is the Tennessee taxpayers. erronis 15 hrs ago #20

+1 dalton99a 13 hrs ago #22

if he lives in perry county i hope he moves the fuck out orleans 15 hrs ago #21

He has to pay taxes on settlement. The Grand Illuminist 6 hrs ago #27

He got bought out. The Grand Illuminist 11 hrs ago #23

It should have been more than $850,000. NM Grins 6 hrs ago #26