(José Niño, Headline USA) Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard triggered outrage and bewilderment following a press conference where he seemed to imply a man was detained for sharing an antisemitic meme. His office later acknowledged the arrest was actually on an unrelated felony stalking warrant, according to The Detroit Metro Times.
During a press conference after the March 19 attack at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, an incident his office investigated, Bouchard displayed an internet meme showing him with a Star of David on his forehead and exaggerated Orthodox Jewish features. He called the person who shared it “pond scum” and cautioned that such posts could lead to violence, as the Detroit Metro Times.
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