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Friday, October 31, 2025

A Navy police officer accused of a deadly DUI was allowed $1 million bail. Meanwhile, in Tennessee, a man accused of nothing more than posting a provocative meme quoting Donald Trump was jailed on $2 million bail for five weeks before having all charges dismissed. Is there equal justice in America"or is controversial speech punished more harshly than fatal acts?

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These cases have fueled debate over how courts set bail and prioritize public risk. The drunk driving death, by a trained law enforcer, resulted in lower bail than a meme referencing a political figure, sparking criticism from free speech and legal experts. Critics argue that bail decisions should reflect real public danger and not chill constitutionally protected online speech.

The stunning disparity of $1 million bail for a life lost, $2 million for a meme calls into question how "justice" is weighed in today's courts. Both stories now circulate widely as flashpoints in America's fast-shifting debates over law, speech, and equal treatment under the law.

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Link for the Navy police officer DUI fatal crash: www.10news.com

#1 | Posted by rstybeach11 at 2025-10-31 04:47 PM | Reply

A Navy sailor accused of driving drunk and killing two people on a California freeway was granted $1 million bail. In Tennessee, a man who posted a meme quoting Donald Trump spent five weeks in jail on $2 million bail before charges were dropped.

Navy master at arms, Antonio Alcantar, allegedly twice the legal alcohol limit, slammed into 19-year-old De'Veonte Morris, stranded with car trouble, and La Mesa Police Officer Lauren Craven, who had stopped to help.

Craven had been on the force for less than two years. She joined law enforcement after surviving a two-day assault by Hollywood producer David Pearce, who drugged her, kept her sedated on an IV, and raped her. Pearce was sentenced last week to 146 years for assaulting and killing multiple women. Craven turned trauma into service only to die helping someone in need.

Larry Bushart from Tennessee posted a meme of Trump saying "We have to get over it," referencing an Iowa school shooting. Bushart added, "This seems relevant today," in a Facebook group discussing a vigil for Charlie Kirk's assassination.

Local authorities misread it as a school threat and jailed him on $2 million bail, which was twice that of Alcantar, despite no violence or weapons. Charges quietly vanished right before he was released from jail five weeks later.

Two deaths, $1 million bail.

One meme, $2 million bail.

Make it make sense.

#2 | Posted by rstybeach11 at 2025-10-31 05:11 PM | Reply

Link for the rapist's sentencing: www.yahoo.com

#3 | Posted by rstybeach11 at 2025-10-31 05:12 PM | Reply

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