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Why's everyone picking (rightfully) on the sheriff alone and ignoring that he got a legal warrant from a judge, and that the defendant was then later kept in pr

• ceejayoz 5mo ago
  That'll be because of this bit: > Weems admitted in a later interview that he knew at the time of the arrest that Larry’s Facebook post was a pre-existing meme that referred to an actual shooting that took place in a different state, over 500 miles away. But Weems and Morrow left out that extremely important context from their warrant application.
  • goodluckchuck 5mo ago
    That’s relevant and should have been included in the warrant, but I still blame the Judge here. When it comes to whether a meme is a threat, the image largely speaks for itself and there’s no way you can reasonably read that meme to be a threat. It’s clearly political and taking sides and potentially offensive, but there’s nothing to suggest anyone is going to take to violence. The judge should have seen the picture and denied the warrant.
• thrance 5mo ago
  And don't forget the Sheriff's electoral mandate. The locals played a part in it too.