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> Suppose the authority want to false-arrest you. Why would they want that?
by jokoon 5y ago
> Suppose the authority want to false-arrest you.
Why would they want that?
- awestroke 5y agoOh, sweet, naive child.
- jokoon 5y agoI'm not american, I'm just asking a simple question.
- awestroke 5y agoCorrupt governments and police forces are not unique to the US (although it seems like the police in the US has become corrupt through and through).
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- kleene_op 5y agoThis has nothing to do with America.
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- l33t2328 5y agoAre you from a country where the government has never abused its power?
- latexr 5y agoBe kind[1]. Not everyone will have a life experience or knowledge similar to yours. Someone looking to fill the gaps in their knowledge in good faith should be encouraged, not ridiculed. [1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- nicce 5y agoCorruption. Lack of evidence on some other cases. Personal revenge. Who knows, but list is big.
- jokoon 5y agoOk but but what ends?
- latexr 5y agoImagine you’re a journalist uncovering corruption perpetrated by the police force or a politician. Can you see how they would be incentivised to arrest you on false charges to halt the investigation and protect themselves?
- afiori 5y agoperformance metrics and careers exists in law enforcement too. eg: https://listverse.com/2016/11/06/10-undercover-cops-who-went-way-too-far/ https://listverse.com/2016/11/06/10-undercover-cops-who-went...
- monetus 5y agoGoodluck getting a promotion if you never arrest anyone. I know some cops who plant weed almost every spring, just to "bust" it every fall.
- ATsch 5y agoThis is a pretty weird question considering the mountains of documentation of authorities doing just that. This is not some kind of hypothetical that needs extraordinary justification.