Telling jokes is protected speech under the First Amendment.
Some jokes fall flat. But Louisiana resident Waylon Bailey got more than eye rolls when he logged onto Facebook and compared the COVID-19 pandemic to a zombie apocalypse on March 20, 2020, during the first month of lockdowns.
As many as a dozen deputies from the Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office approached him with bulletproof vests on and weapons drawn while he worked in his garage in central Louisiana. Despite his assurances that he was only kidding—no zombies were coming to eat anyone’s brains—the officers ordered him to his knees and handcuffed him. Then they took him to jail without a warrant and booked him on suspicion of terrorism.Few people even saw the social media post.
SHARE SHARE SHARE!!! JUST IN: RAPIDES PARISH SHERIFFS OFFICE HAVE ISSUED THE ORDER, IF DEPUTIES COME INTO CONTACT WITH “THE INFECTED” SHOOT ON SIGHT….Lord have mercy on us all. #Covid9teen #weneedyoubraddpitt. No one complained to the police or expressed concern, not even the district attorney. When he reviewed the recommended charges, he dismissed the case. Now Bailey, a married father who works and trains as a boxer, wants to hold the arresting officer and his supervisors responsible for violating his constitutional rights.
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