In looking into this, what I am able to find indicates that this is a lawmaker (Rep Justin Pearson) and his brother (KeShaun Pearson) who is not a lawmaker and was there protesting GOP lawmakers splitting the city of Memphis where they both live into three districts, diluting the Black vote after a Supreme Court ruling badly gutting what was left of the Voting Rights Act. It appears that KeShaun was detained. Rep Pearson was not, and I am unclear from the video and article whether state troopers forcibly removed Rep Pearson or if he chose (understandably) to leave in order to watch out for his brother who was being detained.
Just so we’re clear, this is still a bad thing that happened and is happening. Jim Crow is returning before our eyes. I just believe, based on what I’ve been able to find, that this screenshot contains inaccurate specifics of the details.
I mean adding an S to words still indicates a plural state, right? Because this definitely says Lawmakers, with an S. As in more than one. Multiple. Am I losing my fucking mind? Do I need to go back to first grade and learn basic grammar, again? Because I’m just gonna disengage if everyone’s gonna lie to me every time I turn around.
I’m a little confused by this comment, sorry. By “this,” do you mean the image? It does say lawmakers, plural, and also specifies two. The image seems to be incorrect. I’m not assuming malice, and I believe they were probably posting with bad or incomplete information. Details of situations like this can be unclear as you’re trying to follow them at home. But they said lawmakers, plural, and it is in fact a lawmaker, singular, who was not actually arrested, and his non-lawmaker brother, who was.
If you’re talking about something in the article I shared, could you quote the passage that has you confused?
In looking into this, what I am able to find indicates that this is a lawmaker (Rep Justin Pearson) and his brother (KeShaun Pearson) who is not a lawmaker and was there protesting GOP lawmakers splitting the city of Memphis where they both live into three districts, diluting the Black vote after a Supreme Court ruling badly gutting what was left of the Voting Rights Act. It appears that KeShaun was detained. Rep Pearson was not, and I am unclear from the video and article whether state troopers forcibly removed Rep Pearson or if he chose (understandably) to leave in order to watch out for his brother who was being detained.
This is the article on it i was able to find. https://www.actionnews5.com/2026/05/08/video-shows-tense-moment-between-rep-pearson-state-troopers-brother-detained-tenn-capitol/
Just so we’re clear, this is still a bad thing that happened and is happening. Jim Crow is returning before our eyes. I just believe, based on what I’ve been able to find, that this screenshot contains inaccurate specifics of the details.
Yeah, but being accurate matters
Muddying the waters always helps fascists more than anyone.
Facts still matter.
I kind of wish I never saw whatever DC TV show he was “hawk boy”…
It wasn’t his fault, his writing was super cringey.
But now everytime I see his face, I just think “fucking hawk boy”
I mean adding an S to words still indicates a plural state, right? Because this definitely says Lawmakers, with an S. As in more than one. Multiple. Am I losing my fucking mind? Do I need to go back to first grade and learn basic grammar, again? Because I’m just gonna disengage if everyone’s gonna lie to me every time I turn around.
I’m a little confused by this comment, sorry. By “this,” do you mean the image? It does say lawmakers, plural, and also specifies two. The image seems to be incorrect. I’m not assuming malice, and I believe they were probably posting with bad or incomplete information. Details of situations like this can be unclear as you’re trying to follow them at home. But they said lawmakers, plural, and it is in fact a lawmaker, singular, who was not actually arrested, and his non-lawmaker brother, who was.
If you’re talking about something in the article I shared, could you quote the passage that has you confused?
Why would someone do that? On Lemmy. Why?