David Justin Freeman

David Justin Freeman (born December 22, 1984) is a Christian minister, private educator and conservative political activist from the state of Georgia.

In the mid 2010s and 2020, Freeman was involved in publicized legal challenges after expressing disagreement toward a pastor and police officers via a hand gesture and expletives, respectively.

At trial and in his appeals, Freeman contended that he was displeased with the display because of youth in the church who had expressed suicidal thoughts in the lead-up to the new school year.

At trial, Freeman stated that it was his intention to object without disrupting the service, saying "I believe that I would have been failing in my duty as a minister to the church and God if I had not confronted Jason for what he said, and I believe that I did so in the most appropriate way possible."

Thereafter, when the church service had ended, Freeman stood and addressed the crowd saying, "It is your responsibility to raise your own children, and it is a sin to give them to a godless government.

Jacob Haney, the Sergeant on duty at the time of Freeman's arrest, resigned after he was caught having an on-duty affair with a Flowery Branch policewoman.

[6] Arguments before the court focused primarily on whether Georgia's disorderly conduct statute (16-11-39(a)(1)), is unconstitutionally broad, whether or not people have a constitutionally protected right to shout in a public place, and on whether or not Freeman's conduct – standing, giving a middle finger from 50 yards away, and shouting a religious message – could possibly have violated the statute by representing a reasonable threat of harm.

"[12] According to a lawsuit filed in May 2020 in U.S. District Court in Rome, Freeman drove past police activity in Polk County and yelled an expletive at the officers.

Freeman poses with his family as MC for the Tea Party Tax Day Rally in April 2014.