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I think that in the song lyrics case the police could have easily justified having an officer (or a mental health professional) pop by to ask some questions and

I think that in the song lyrics case the police could have easily justified having an officer (or a mental health professional) pop by to ask some questions and make sure the guy wasn't a threat. That entire issue could have been resolved with a simple conversation. In Waylon's case I can't imagine how the joke (which was: “SHARE SHARE SHARE ! ! ! ! JUST IN: RAPIDES PARISH SHERIFFS OFFICE HAVE ISSUED THE ORDER, IF DEPUTIES COME INTO CONTACT WITH ‘THE INFECTED’ SHOOT ON SIGHT….Lord have mercy on us all. #Covid9teen #weneedyoubradpitt”) could have even justified police knocking on his door at all.

fnordpiglet 4y ago
Yea if you read it they actually did come visit him and ascertained it was nothing. But a school cop unilaterally decided to ignore that evidence and arrested him and made no mention in charging him that they had visited him, he had cooperated, that it was lyrics, that he assured them he had no malice, and that everyone had agreed it was nothing. That’s the premise of why qualified immunity was denied - the officer knew all these facts because he was there, along with several other officers, yet willfully ignored that and omitted it in charging him. I couldn’t find any details about the ultimate resolution of the case, just the judges denial of qualified immunity.