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> His only consolation can be that the trial likely cost the city more money than they collected from him. Unfortunately, this doesn't actually affect the invo
by wutbrodo 10y ago
> His only consolation can be that the trial likely cost the city more money than they collected from him.
Unfortunately, this doesn't actually affect the involved asshole cops/officials/attorneys who blithely violated the public trust: the costs come out of citizens' taxes (or services), not out of the salaries of those people. It's pretty much lose-lose for everyone except them.
- JoBrad 10y agoUnless we change it.
- wutbrodo 10y agoHow would we change it? Malfeasance like perjury on the job is already illegal, but if the legal system excuses it case by case, what other recourse is there? The way you change stuff like this is at the ballot box, but the vast majority of voters treat voting like their own personal pissing contest instead of something with consequences (seriously, look at some of the research around what determines the way people vote. It's an utter farce).