Tennessee man has charges are dropped over Trump meme relating to Charlie Kirk vigil
www.the-independent.com
Charges have been dropped against a Tennessee man who has been behind bars for more than a month after posting a meme featuring Donald Trump in a group setup as a memorial for slain right-wing activist Charlie Kirk.

Larry Bushart, 61, from Lexington, Tennessee – about 110 miles from Nashville – was booked into jail on September 21 for posting a meme quoting President Donald Trump when he responded to a 2024 school shooting in Perry, Iowa, saying, “We have to get over it.”

Bushart was then arrested and charged with making threats of mass violence on school property and activities.

The dropping of the charges came after NewsChannel 5 aired an interview on Wednesday with Weems in which he admitted that investigators knew the meme was not about a school shooting, but authorities were responding to community anxiety.

  • frog_brawler
    2·
    2 months ago

    I’m pretty sure FMLA needs to be activated a couple of weeks prior to going on leave.

    • Adulated_Aspersion
      6·
      2 months ago

      It does not. There are emergency clauses in almost everything to do with any type of leave.

    • Meeech
      4·
      2 months ago

      It does not from my understanding. My mother in law used it quite often when she was having medical issues and would send the forms in a day or two after being out. This was close to 10 years ago now so I’m unsure if anything has changed.