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Re:I Got Myself Arrested So I Could Look Inside the Justice ... by caprad on Tuesday December 17, 2013 @09:39PM (#6925548)
> "Paid vacation days" is easy to demonize, but 1) we don't want to take away people's livelihood before making sure there is a problem

Sure, but this is what happens in any other job, you don't get paid when under investifation.

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Re:I Got Myself Arrested So I Could Look Inside the Justice ... by lotharbot on Tuesday December 17, 2013 @11:32PM (#6925917)
A friend of mine was on paid leave from her public school job just a couple weeks ago, due to an investigation that she'd violated a school policy.

[details: she set a misbehaving 3 year old on a stool. Officially, it's not permissible to "use force" on a child unless it's to prevent them from causing physical harm to themselves or others; placing a child on a seat where they don't want to sit qualifies as "using force" in some peoples' eyes.]

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Re:I Got Myself Arrested So I Could Look Inside the Justice ... by vidarh on Wednesday December 18, 2013 @04:42AM (#6926680)
Really? Then I'm happy I don't live in the US. If I was under investigation for something and my employer stopped paying me, I'd sue. And win.
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