• rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works
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    9 days ago

    Did you catch the part about this particular cop being the “top earner” for homeless camping tickets?

    Small win for her, at least she balled up the fucking citation and threw it on the ground. What a prick.

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      9 days ago

      A friend who quit law enforcement (he was a sheriff’s deputy, not police) explained that while the sheriff’s office is publicly funded, most police agencies are funded by the general fund of a city, which is where the revenue of their tickets go, so it invariably evolves into rent seeking behavior as law enforcement.

    • fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com
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      7 days ago

      He was also already on suspension for covering up the excessive use of lethal force when they found this footage.