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lovich an hour ago

Not anymore. Now in the US you can be arrested if cops think you disrespected a dead guy they liked[1]

[1] https://apnews.com/article/charlie-kirk-meme-tennessee-arres...

zugi 5 minutes ago | parent [-]

Yes, that was egregious and well-publicized. I've seen another case of a small-town sheriff arresting someone for a Facebook post that absolutely was not a threat of violence. Both were released and I believe the latter won a lawsuit for wrongful arrest.

But in general in the US "offending" others is not a legal basis for arrest, as much as some in power would like it to be.