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> Say you spend a night in jail for an errant arrest, you get an immediate $2k for time lost and distress incurred. There are a lot of people who would instiga
by Guvante 13y ago
> Say you spend a night in jail for an errant arrest, you get an immediate $2k for time lost and distress incurred.
There are a lot of people who would instigate an officer for that kind of money.
Besides, having served on a Jury, I know what they think my time is worth. Getting a check for $200 (a more realistic number) would be an insult after getting stuck overnight in a jail cell.
> But instead, they do everything they can to stick with and make-proper the mistake, and pettily punish those who don't just submit and take it
This could be said about the first group, but he even admits that his own actions are what got him put into solitary confinement. If he hadn't made a ruckus they wouldn't have put him there. Note that they did overstep by doing that, but not massively.
- mindslight 13y ago> Getting a check for $200 ... would be an insult This amount wouldn't meet what I said, as they'd still clearly be externalizing the collateral damage from their approach (just like the jury theatre, as you point out). > If he hadn't made a ruckus they wouldn't have put him there Which stemmed from them denying him access to medical care, outside communication, and due process. I covered this under "pettily punish those who don't just submit and take it".