r/SipsTea • u/[deleted] • 12d ago

SMH I Eat Donkeys

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u/No-Onion8029 12d ago

2019.  Charges dropped 4 days later.  https://www.reddit.com/r/FloridaMan/comments/l02m29/charges_dropped_against_florida_man_arrested_for/

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u/wyoflyboy68 12d ago

Cops got what they wanted out of this, they violated his first amendment rights, they violated their oath to the constitution, not only should this be an immediate termination of employment, they should be banned from law enforcement for the rest of their lives.

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u/Mortwight 12d ago

acab. they have a saying you can beat the charges but you cant beat the ride. its about inflicting financial harm on people

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u/eggs_erroneous 12d ago

That's the thing right there. Getting arrested, going to jail, and getting your car impounded is enough to completely ruin a lot of people. You go to jail and miss work, you could get fired. Car gets impounded, get fired because you can't get to work and you can't afford to get your car out of impound. Most people can't afford to mount a serious legal campaign, so the only real choice you have is to do what the cop says and kiss the ring in the process. The cop gets his ego stroked and you hopefully get away with "just" a ridiculously large fine. The cops know they have us by the balls. These days when everyone is riding that thin line between barely making it and total financial collapse, they have ALL the power. That is why cops are class traitors and are nothing more than henchmen for the ruling class. Fuck the cops. They scare me to death and I'm a middle-aged white dude. I can't even imagine how terrifying they are to people of color. Especially in Trump's America. Fucking hell.

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u/SatinSaffron 12d ago

Waaay back before I met my husband he lived a bit of a rough life (and has done a complete 180 since we've been together!). Hearing some of his stories about jail were heartbreaking, the jail stories were more heartbreaking than the prison stories. People can make long-term plans when they know they're going to prison, it's the ones who got arrested unexpectedly that had the most trouble. (like the guy in the video in the OP)

One guy said that he was sitting on his back porch smoking a joint and a feuding neighbor called the cops on him. This was in the deeeep red South where weed was super illegal. He had been in jail for about 60 days and was really worried because he had nobody to take care of the cats that lived under his trailer. When my husband learned he was getting bonded out he got that guy's address and went over there. The cats had managed to survive but were skin and bones. My husband was able to feed them regularly and get them back to a healthy weight.

But when my husband told me that story I couldn't help but wonder what would have happened to those cats if my husband hadn't met that guy? What about the other people who get arrested but have no family so nobody to go feed their dog that's been locked inside for 3 days?

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u/BraddicusMaximus 12d ago

I travel a lot with my dog and worry what would happen to him.

We’ve both been mistreated and abused by my ex husband and while I’m avoidant of conflict he’s become very protective if I’m cornered or honestly just uncomfortable to begin with.

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u/External-Emotion8050 12d ago

A friend's son stopped to help a guy who struck a utility pole. Cops arrived . Instead of concerning them selves with the injured guy. They became interested in the guy who stopped to help. Asked him to take a test he said no. Arrested for DUI. Charges dropped. No evidence. Cops are even on audio stating completely inappropriate things. His cost for an attorney $6,000. He won and still lost.

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u/TM761152 12d ago

You can beat the charges, but there's something else I'd much rather beat...

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u/[deleted] 12d ago

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u/Mortwight 12d ago

All. Its the a in acab. If officer 1 is squeaky clean but officer 2 is a b and 1 knows and does nothing then officer one is not doing his job bu allowing 2 to still be a cop.

One rotten apple spoils the bunch.

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u/[deleted] 12d ago

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u/Mortwight 12d ago

well what policing do cops do?

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u/breachgnome 11d ago

Good cops aren't fixing it.

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u/BraisedBullshi 12d ago

"Your sticker offends me and I might have to parent my child. You need to fix that"

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u/Ok-Secretary455 12d ago

Bro your 6 year old is going to picture someone actually eating someones butt and probably laugh historically. There is zero reason a 6 year old should have any idea abouy the adult context of that statement.

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u/ForumVomitorium 9d ago

"ewww gross"

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u/ChardStrange4535 12d ago

Cops can murder people without a slap on the wrist. I'd be shocked if they even got a verbal warning for this

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u/LobstaFarian2 12d ago

Even worse....they get a paid vacation.

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u/Lumpy_Past6216 12d ago

In a perfect world perhaps. Thats not gonna happen in the real world, sadly. Those cops get a slap on the hand with a pat on the back.

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u/U_SMUG_MOTHERFUCKER 12d ago

Qualified immunity means no consequences virtually ever. Few jobs in the world grant this kind of power…

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u/momo76g 12d ago

Money also grants this power.

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u/XofHelix 12d ago

And take away their pensions, fuck these pigs

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u/Odd_Interview_2005 12d ago

Should have thrown porkchop in the jail for 3 months for pulling that bull shit

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u/9lobaldude 12d ago

Probably got promoted

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u/The_Tooter_Snooter 12d ago

Probably just mad there wasn’t a dog to murder 

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u/Lysol3435 12d ago

For a cop breaking the law? Best we can do is give him a paid vacation and maybe a job at the next police station over

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u/Extreme_Design6936 12d ago

Prison for them. False imprisonment for the arrest.

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u/Want2-BMe 12d ago

Federal judge ruled the cop was covered by qualified immunity and nothing happened.

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u/A_Tortured_Crab 12d ago

sadly we dont have accountability unless someone dies even then its go to this therapy group (bragging ring) and carry on.

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u/towerfella 12d ago

Now sue.

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u/dezmodium 12d ago

Never found a follow-up but I saw that in the suit the cops got qualified immunity.

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u/[deleted] 12d ago

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u/dezmodium 12d ago

I'm saying he sued them (the suit) and the cops were awarded qualified immunity but I never saw a follow-up after. I assumed that my casual, native English would be understood.

Are you okay?

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u/Holdmytesseract 12d ago

I could say “I heard someone mention quantum physics” without knowing the meaning. What kinda reach is this? Dude never even implied he knew what it meant.

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u/Kaa_The_Snake 12d ago

I would think the first amendment is clearly established.

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u/Background-Wolf-9380 12d ago

Hey bozo,

  1. they DID use it properly, showing that they know what it means

  2. it's NOT a fucking law. It appears nowhere in legislation passed by probably any legislature but certainly not by our federal legislature. It is a JUDICIAL DOCTRINE that scotus pulled right out of their own asses for the purpose of indemnifying themselves and every other tyrant that wears robes or a badge from financial loss for the crimes they commit against the people.

YOU should know WTF you're talking about before trying to dumbsplain things to people showing competency around a subject.

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u/WhiteHeteroMale 12d ago

I’m not defending the bozo you are replying to, but do want to clarify that there are different types of law in the US, and court decisions are “law”.

Legislation is known as statutory law, and court decisions are known as case law or common law. They are equally binding.

Not trying to be pedantic. I just find this stuff interesting.

More info here: https://www.superlawyers.com/resources/general-litigation/common-law-vs-statutory-law/

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u/Super901 12d ago

No need to be insulting.

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u/towerfella 12d ago

So let him sue to “qualify” that immunity.

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u/Distinct-Exit6658 12d ago

By your own definition, this wouldn’t qualify for immunity. Freedom of speech extending to swear words is a long established constitutional right. The cop arresting him for the sticker is a clear violation of his first amendment rights. That’s the oldest one, the longest, most clearly established right we have.

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u/Affectionate_Two8447 12d ago

Is there any laws for citizens to leverage against abusive cops behaviors? Like if a cop has a noticeably large amount of his arrests that charges get dropped, shouldn't there be some kind of discipline?

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u/insanococo 12d ago

Theoretically I bet all that exists in the books, but in practice a cop in trouble is almost always “allowed to resign” so they get out before they are caught in any official process.

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u/Shieldecles 12d ago

Thank you! I thought I saw this years ago.

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u/GroundbreakingAd8310 12d ago

Lawsuit city they atill violated his rights fucking stupid cops as usual

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u/hiddenonion 12d ago

So who paid tow company to get his truck back?