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Re:ICEBlock climbs to the top of the App Store charts after ... by AlexandrB on Wednesday July 02, 2025 @01:37PM (#44446575)
This is a very sheltered take. Go south of the border to Mexico (you don't need to go anywhere as far as Africa) and you can experience getting pulled over for no reason by a cop looking for a payout. That's not to mention that cartels are allowed to run rampant and collect "protection" in Mexican cities because the cops either don't care, are in the cartel themselves, or are being paid off.

As I said to another commenter, "some of the least corrupt" != "not corrupt". I'm sure some countries are better, but there are not that many.

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Re:ICEBlock climbs to the top of the App Store charts after ... by 9283409232 on Wednesday July 02, 2025 @01:46PM (#44446679)
You don't need to go south of the border. You can get pulled over for no reason in the US and have drugs planted on you by a cop simply having a bad day. I'm not interpreting least corrupt as no corruption. I think least corrupt is still a ridiculous statement.
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Re:ICEBlock climbs to the top of the App Store charts after ... by wordofx on Wednesday July 02, 2025 @02:22PM (#44447129)
lol you watch too much tv.
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Re:ICEBlock climbs to the top of the App Store charts after ... by bnjms on Wednesday July 02, 2025 @03:09PM (#44447619)
This is recorded. There is at least one famous one on YouTube.
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Re:ICEBlock climbs to the top of the App Store charts after ... by hollerith on Wednesday July 02, 2025 @06:45PM (#44449632)
In Florida and maybe other states, if anyone requests body cam video on a case, the police usually have to provide it, so, of course there is going to be at least one video on Youtube of cops behaving badly, but that does not say anything informative about the rate of bad cop behavior in the US.
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Re:ICEBlock climbs to the top of the App Store charts after ... by 9283409232 on Wednesday July 02, 2025 @02:32PM (#44447232)
Spend some time in the less fortunate areas of your city. You'll learn very quickly how things work when it comes to the police.
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Re:ICEBlock climbs to the top of the App Store charts after ... by Volundr on Wednesday July 02, 2025 @06:36PM (#44449565)
Or just anywhere in Northern Idaho. Especially roads that connect to Oregon.
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Re:ICEBlock climbs to the top of the App Store charts after ... by hollerith on Wednesday July 02, 2025 @06:41PM (#44449601)
We are in a thread that began with, "Go south of the border to Mexico and you can experience getting pulled over for no reason by a cop looking for a payout".

Are you saying that the cops in Northern Idaho are out for bribes?

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Re:ICEBlock climbs to the top of the App Store charts after ... by Volundr on Wednesday July 02, 2025 @08:32PM (#44450349)
Let's review:

> You can get pulled over for no reason in the US and have drugs planted on you by a cop simply having a bad day.

The next reply in this thread:

> lol you watch too much tv.

No I'm not asserting they are "asking". They won't bother to ask. They'll either plant something and take your stuff that way, or "smell drugs" and seize your assets under "civil forfeiture".

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Re:ICEBlock climbs to the top of the App Store charts after ... by wordofx on Thursday July 03, 2025 @02:18AM (#44452158)
No they won’t. Planting evidence is so uncommon it’s hilarious you even make such an absurd claim.
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Re:ICEBlock climbs to the top of the App Store charts after ... by Volundr on Thursday July 03, 2025 @11:06AM (#44455819)
Of course not. The police would definitely do no such thing: https://www.kristv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/...

And there definitely aren't any departments funding themselves by seizing assets from people never even accused of a crime https://www.nlg-npap.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Civil-As...

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Re:ICEBlock climbs to the top of the App Store charts after ... by bobsomers on Wednesday July 02, 2025 @01:49PM (#44446712)
This is Whataboutism. What the police are like in Mexico is irrelevant to someone living in the United States.
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Re:ICEBlock climbs to the top of the App Store charts after ... by KingMob on Thursday July 03, 2025 @07:18AM (#44453850)
"Sheltered take"? Your only concern about police malfeasance seems to be money.

Many people have WAY worse concerns. There's a sheltered view here, but it's not the one you're thinking of.

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