Tennessee man jailed 37 days for Trump meme wins settlement after lawsuit

Post by dennis_jeeves2 » Thu, May 21, 2026, 2:09 PM UTC

freediddy wrote: post #155

The fact that taxpayers and not the police themselves have to pay the settlement is the worst part of this. Every settlement against the police should be taken from their pension fund. This is something I've been advocating for decades now, because it creates an incentive not to do things like this. Right now, good cops don't patrol bad cops because it won't affect them. By aligning the incentives right, it will mean…

Post by wat10000 » Thu, May 21, 2026, 2:25 PM UTC

jrflowers wrote: post #467

wat10000 wrote: post #419

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The claim was not that it can be part of the job. The claim was “A police officer's job is to lie to you.”

Police are trained to lie to you in the course of investigation so “they could choose not to do their job (by conducting an investigation)” doesn’t refute the notion that it’s their job to lie to you, it affirms it. It’s like saying “it’s not cops’ job to lie to you, some of them are dogs whose entire job is sniffing out cocaine with their extraordinary sense of smell”

Post by MSFT_Edging » Thu, May 21, 2026, 3:11 PM UTC

FireBeyond wrote: post #433

MSFT_Edging wrote: post #206

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Then it shouldn't be a crime to lie to the officer. I genuinely don't think certain charges relating to preserving one's freedom should even be a crime in of it self. Unless you endanger others in an extreme manner, things like "resisting arrest", running from police, or attempting to escape prison shouldn't be charges within themselves. People love the phrase "you can beat the rap, not the ride", but that essentiall…

I believe in certain Scandinavian or northern European countries, there is no crime or additional punishmented meted out for attempting to or escaping from prison, as "the desire to be free is inherently human". You will be looked for, and retrieved and returned, to be sure, but you won't then be charged with escaping from custody.

Post by graemep » Thu, May 21, 2026, 3:56 PM UTC

mghackerlady wrote: post #510

kypro wrote: post #491

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Do you feel the same about homophobia, height discrimination, fat discrimination and other discriminatory behaviours? Or do you feel these are different enough that they should be treated differently? I think I disagree with you on this, but I think what you've said is a perfectly valid opinion and appreciate your response. I'm sorry that it appears someone has downvoted you for disagreeing. This seems to be a new tr…

homophobia, of course, considering I myself am bisexual and have had relations with other women. Height and weight discrimination depends on what is considered height and weight discrimination. Saying you need to be x height or y weight to do something? That's safety. People saying they'd only date someone above x height or below y weight? I bit shallow but that's personal preference. Saying everyone above 200 pounds…

Post by joe_mamba » Thu, May 21, 2026, 5:34 PM UTC

kimixa wrote: post #254

joe_mamba wrote: post #233

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No, that didn't happen. You're confusing two different events together. The guy who posted the photo of brown skinned people with the "imagine the smell" comment was American and lost his job. The UK wasn't involved in any way. [0] The comedian you might be thinking of is Graham Linehan - he was arrested for inciting violence against trans people and has a long string of twitter posts quoted as possible reasons. (and…