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Without context, it seems like somebody obviously just sharing some tasteless memes, but the context is precisely what makes things not so clear. This is a form
by somenameforme 1y ago
Without context, it seems like somebody obviously just sharing some tasteless memes, but the context is precisely what makes things not so clear. This is a former police officer (in other words: armed) who was obviously rather unhinged, a political extremist, lived near a Perry High School, and then posts an image that shows Trump saying "We have to get over it." with the subtext being "Donald Trump, on the Perry High School mass shooting, one day after." All under the title, "This seems relevant today..."
It's very easy to see how people could genuinely interpret that as a credible threat of imminent violence. Imagine somebody similar in your area did the exact same thing except with your local high school's name. So this is going to be a very interesting case, because what it's going to come down to is the prosecution arguing that he was aware that it would be interpreted as a threat on the nearby Perry High School, while the defense will claim he shared the meme without understanding the perceived threat it might cause and assumed people would understand he was referencing a previous shooting that occurred at a different Perry High School.
- throwaway173738 1y agoI actually agree with this, because there are a lot of people out there who are unaware of anything outside of the 50x50 mile area they live in.
- crtasm 1y agoWhere did you find this context? in particular >obviously rather unhinged, a political extremist
- somenameforme 1y agoNormal people don't post 'memes' with images of dying people in them. If you don't understand this imagine a 'meme' that showed that terrifying image of the dying Iryna Zarutska in it, murderer right behind her, and posted some edgelord caption below it. You only do this sort of stuff if you're completely screwed in the head, generally caused by political extremism.
- crtasm 1y agoYou seem to be avoiding the question. Here's another: what meme did he post with a picture of a dying person in? I didn't see that in the reporting.
- somenameforme 1y agoClick on the section in the article that links to his 'memes'. I'm not going to directly link to it because I find it disgusting. There are 3 provided in the link including one with an image of Charlie Kirk just after he had been shot in the neck and an edgelord comment surrounding it.