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Re:$2 Test Identified Bird Shit as Cocaine. Cops Keep Using ... by mindslight on Saturday October 26, 2019 @01:39PM (#21365074)
It doesn't even need to be a punitive like $150k. An equitable $5k to compensate for time wasted, legal fees, and emotional stress from being kidnapped would suffice to realign incentives.
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Re:$2 Test Identified Bird Shit as Cocaine. Cops Keep Using ... by Simulacra on Monday October 28, 2019 @11:22AM (#21377755)
Good point. Just enough so that it smarts but doesn't have to be punitive.
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