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It is not uncommon in certain rural Louisiana towns to have the local sheriffs/police make up some traffic offense and have you sit in the local jail for a week
by selimthegrim 2y ago
It is not uncommon in certain rural Louisiana towns to have the local sheriffs/police make up some traffic offense and have you sit in the local jail for a weekend because the judge isn't going to show up until Monday if they don't like you being around there as an outsider/activist.
- _DeadFred_ 2y agoOr just don't like you and want you to lose your job when you don't show up to work Monday.
- FilosofumRex 2y agoIt's not uncommon in certain urban Massachusetts metropolitan to have the state police make up some phantom hacking & trespassing offenses and lock you up until you post $100K bail. Then have you face 35 years in prison and over a million dollars fine, if they don't like you being around there as insider-activist. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Swartz https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Swartz
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- mmooss 2y agoMinor traffic offenses are also used in cities to pressure, search, and arrest people that are not liked by those with power, such as minorities.