It does.
We may have.
They absolutely will attempt to use that pic against him. When the local DA was trying (and failing) to tear me down, a sheriff's deputy actually "followed" me right here on the hide. Part of why I generally cringe when some of you say the shit you say.
Few people truly understand tried in the media and the current social justice madness that destroys lives by the pictures posted on social media or by ten+ year old social media posts that resurface by people data mining to find anything to discredit and ruin someone.
FORTY years ago, police recruits were TOLD dont wear tee shirts with politically incorrect messages like "kill em all, let God sort them out", et al,
Or any kind of clothes or paraphernalia that jury members could misunderstand and use against you.
No gun message stuff, no camo, no cowboy stuff, EVEN, dont wear your GUN with your UNIFORM in court, because of the negative message it sends SOME jurors.....
That was FORTY years ago. It's worse now than ever before, to a level I never imagined possible.
That cringe you mention has become painful to old injuries as I read some of the comments posted.
I survived 38 years of LE court appearances by learning to be a chameleon to match jury members. I would go to first day jury selection in business casual and look at the jury pool and select my court attire based on the majority of jury potential members. The best education I had on this was being in a jury pool and waiting through a couple of days of selection, looking, and listening to the others in the waiting room with me.
To those who dont believe, today's world of social media has created a business that data mines social media just for lawyers to pick jury members based on their previously demonstrated prejudices defined by social media.
Everything you said, did, pictured, posted, can, and will be used against you, if it benefits the opposition, as
@jr81452 found out by the follow onto SH.
With that said..... let your conscience be your guide, post as you will, wear what you want, act as you choose, and dont be surprised when someone you never met, who hates you (for reasons alien to you), tries to destroy you, based on a simple thing you said, did, wore, or presented years ago.
Welcome to the nature of the beast, win at any cost, current system of justice (ha), where the truth may not set you free, if you dont look like, act like, think like, or, are THEM...
In spite of all that, life can be very satisfying, profitable, and YOUR way, just by knowing the pitfalls, and when to blend, and when to stand out.
Best to you all.
