I assume she will get a settlement, the city (the taxpayer) will pay for it and nothing else changes. There will be even less money for infrastructure repair and people will keep voting for the same people.
userbinator 2 minutes ago [-]
This reminds me of the suppression of reports of serious side-effects from the COVID-19 vaccines when those came out.
Lesson learned: don't use your real identity when posting online.
SilverElfin 17 minutes ago [-]
The craziest part is the police defending this action as a “cut and dry” case. Meanwhile the lawsuit this woman just filed will hurt taxpayers and not the corrupt city officials and police that caused this. We need to ban all forms of immunity - none for cops, politicians, or judges. They need to be personally liable for their actions.
thot_experiment 11 minutes ago [-]
It's absolutely not the slightest bit crazy if you've paid attention to how cops behave at any point in the last history of the country. 100% agree about personal responsibility. You must understand that when the cops says that oversight means they can't do their job, that means they view their job as bullying, harassing and killing citizens, so yea, we should put a stop to that. 1312
Bilal_io 13 minutes ago [-]
I hear you, but there has to be some balance between full immunity and no immunity at all. The one thing that comes to mind is rich and powerful people, because they have unlimited resources to sue and ruin the lives of cops, judges and politicians, which would lead to these officials avoiding to hold rich and powerful individuals accountable even when they have committed crimes.
ben_w 10 minutes ago [-]
I'm not a lawyer, but what you're describing sounds to me like an example of strategic lawsuits against public participation, just where the targeted "public" isn't a member of the general public but a public servant: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic_lawsuit_against_publ...
thot_experiment 7 minutes ago [-]
You're so close! Instead of patching the issue maybe let's solve the root problem of spiky power distribution among humans. We don't need to make sure cops have immunity to prosecute powerful people. We need to not have powerful people.
(though realistically speaking yes there's probably some level of procedural immunity that probably makes sense, similarly with business bankruptcies not ruining the people who start the business)
rightbyte 14 minutes ago [-]
Exactly which types of politicians, judges etc would be targeted by liability do you think? The unrighteous politicians? The judges in favour of those in power?
nozzlegear 10 minutes ago [-]
In my experience (I sued my town for violating my first amendment rights), the city will have insurance that will cover any damages or settlement they have to pay. Their premiums will likely go up, but the impact to taxpayers is probably minimal.
casey2 7 minutes ago [-]
Even making them pay their own lawsuit insurance premiums would be enough to stop 90% of abuse.
No change will happen until cities stop using police revenue for discretionary spending.
thinkingtoilet 10 minutes ago [-]
Just more actions from free speech loving Republicans. Exactly like that guy in Tennessee who got $800k.
6stringmerc 21 minutes ago [-]
Not surprised. Tarrant County told the US Marshals my styrofoam cooler with vomit in it was a “bomb threat” and charged me with use of a DEADLY WEAPON. Honestly. If my public defender hadn’t colluded with the Prosecution it wouldn’t be on my record today.
This is going to get a lot worse before it gets better in the US. I’m a nonviolent cripple. Meanwhile a pardoned Jan 6 rioter just told a City Counsel “they should be strung up” and isn’t even being charged. Totally depends what team you’re on right now.
vjvjvjvjghv 17 minutes ago [-]
"Meanwhile a pardoned Jan 6 rioter just told a City Counsel “they should be strung up” and isn’t even being charged."
A great candidate to get some money from the lawfare fund.
nadermx 30 minutes ago [-]
Imagine the town of flynt getting arrested for having your government fail you.
breck 1 minutes ago [-]
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cboyardee 19 minutes ago [-]
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userbinator 21 minutes ago [-]
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stouset 17 minutes ago [-]
I would imagine it’s hard to be reminded of things that didn’t actually occur.
userbinator 14 minutes ago [-]
Wow. The brainwashing is still real, half a decade later.
If you think this is somehow "wrong" and that was "right", or vice-versa, you do not believe in free speech.
galangalalgol 1 minutes ago [-]
To make it more explicit. Censorship is always bad. There is no censorship for the good of the people. If fewer people had gotten vaccines because we didn't censor claims it was dangerous, maybe more people would have died. Maybe hospitals would have shut down from crowding. We can't know for sure. But because that was censored, amongst other things, the trust in government dropped even lower. This in turn is allowing populists from both parties to win and local state and national levels. Populists always hurt the economy and damage individual freedoms. There is no substitute for trust, and it is a generational project to rebuild it. Censorship of any speech errodes it and harms all of us more than letting people who are probably wrong speak.
thinkingtoilet 10 minutes ago [-]
Provide proof of someone getting arrested for a social media post.
userbinator 4 minutes ago [-]
Did the ones posting about the water provide "proof" also?
nilslindemann 6 minutes ago [-]
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gdulli 15 minutes ago [-]
We should call this obsession "longest Covid". Certain people will be on this until they die.
bfkwlfkjf 22 minutes ago [-]
Land of the free
nozzlegear 13 minutes ago [-]
This is newsworthy because it's a clear and flagrant violation of her rights.
Source: I was threatened with a lawsuit by my own town for criticizing them online, but the ACLU helped me counter sue and win a settlement for violating my first amendment rights.
poly2it 6 minutes ago [-]
Was the comment you are replying to edited?
vjvjvjvjghv 18 minutes ago [-]
I assume you mean "Land of the fee"
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6stringmerc 20 minutes ago [-]
World Cup Tourists about to get some “civic lessons” if they buy that too much, mmmhmmm.
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Lesson learned: don't use your real identity when posting online.
(though realistically speaking yes there's probably some level of procedural immunity that probably makes sense, similarly with business bankruptcies not ruining the people who start the business)
No change will happen until cities stop using police revenue for discretionary spending.
This is going to get a lot worse before it gets better in the US. I’m a nonviolent cripple. Meanwhile a pardoned Jan 6 rioter just told a City Counsel “they should be strung up” and isn’t even being charged. Totally depends what team you’re on right now.
A great candidate to get some money from the lawfare fund.
If you think this is somehow "wrong" and that was "right", or vice-versa, you do not believe in free speech.
Source: I was threatened with a lawsuit by my own town for criticizing them online, but the ACLU helped me counter sue and win a settlement for violating my first amendment rights.