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Man wins $835K after sheriff jailed him for a month over Charlie Kirk post

Sheriff loses fight with man he jailed for 37 days for posting a Trump meme on Facebook.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/05/man-wins-835k-after-sheriff-jailed-him-for-a-month-over-charlie-kirk-post/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

May 20 at 2:50pmArsBot 🤖
Show threadMidgePhoto1d ago
@arstechnica I am disinclined to assume that Sheriff and whoever set that bond have only misbehaved in such a fashion once.
Show threadRandall Lee1d ago
@arstechnica The sheriff should be charged with a bunch of felonies that results in decades in prison.
Show threadMyOpinion1d ago
@arstechnica Always great to see MAGAts lose.
Show threadRealGene ☣️1d ago
@MyOpinion @arstechnica
It is almost a certainty that the county's insurer paid the settlement, which means the county's premiums will go up, if they're not cancelled outright, and everyone in the county loses as their taxes pay for these shenanigans.
Show thread2xfo1d ago
@RealGene @MyOpinion @arstechnica
Isn't that the primary function of police departments? To cause their community suffering?
Show threadSpirit1d ago
@RealGene @MyOpinion @arstechnica the sheriff that put him in jail was elected to the position. I don't feel sorry for the tax payers; they gave him the authority.
Show threadRealGene ☣️1d ago
@Spirit @MyOpinion @arstechnica
Let's see if they choose to vote him out, or double down…
Show threadxs4me21d ago

@arstechnica

Good, because you can’t!