Brickbat: That's Not Funny

In Riverview, Missouri, James Carroll faces a city-issued subpoena, signed by Mayor Michael Cornell, after posting an online joke implying the mayor was involved in a 15-year-old boy's disappearance. The incident began when Carroll shared a photo of the missing boy on a local Nextdoor group, humorously suggesting, "Someone check Riverview's mayor's basement!" Days later, he found the subpoena at his condo, demanding he appear at city hall to discuss his social media posts and threatening "severe penalties" if he did not. The Institute for Justice says the subpoena violates Carroll's free speech rights, as his joke was protected speech and not a call to violence.

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[AT]

Mayor Michael Cornell

Black gay liberal.

Just saying. Since Chaz loves to leave out the details. Because:

implying the mayor was involved in a 15-year-old boy's disappearance

Doesn't that make so much more sense now, and why he's so pissed about it?

[bye]

I would not let a friend of mine post such a thing, even if the mayor is gay. But I also would not vote for a gay mayor under most circumstances. I doubt any of us commenting know the real moral character of that mayor or of that poster for that matter.

[SRG2]

Here you go:

Is homophobia associated with homosexual arousal?

Homophobia is apparently associated with homosexual arousal that the homophobic individual is either unaware of or denies.

[Stupid Government Tricks]

Oh of course teh gays would say that.

[Vernon Depner]

That's not exactly breaking news. Another case of, "you needed to do a study to find that out?"

[SRG2]

No but you need to link to a study to support the assertion 🙂

[AT]

Oh man, I haven't seen that trope in like 20yrs.

"U NO LIEK GAYS B/C U SECRETLY GHEY TOO!"

[5Arete22]

Presenting an assertion in Trump-like all-caps, misspelled text provides no proof that the assertion is false. This assertion is controversial but does have some studies backing it (and some that do not): https://dorseteye.com/multiple-studies-conclude-that-explicit-homophobia-can-be-a-sign-of-suppressed-homosexuality/

[SRG2]

And the Onion gets in on the act

Why Do All These Homosexuals Keep Sucking My Cock?

[Fist of Etiquette]

I wonder if Carroll is a Streisand fan.

[Sometimes a Great Notion]

Did anyone check the mayors basement?

[Don't look at me! (I miss having inflation)]

They only found a 13 year old boy, so that proves the post was wrong!
/jeffsarc

[GOD OF PENGUIN ISLAND]

Perfect.

[mad.casual]

+1 The fact that he may or may not be a undocumented immigrant is not evidence that sex trafficking exists.

[MatthewSlyfield]

Personally, the way the man's post is described, I wouldn't consider it a call for violence even if it was serious and not a joke.