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[–] 2 points 4 hours ago

Wow a whole $76

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  • [–] 51 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (5 children)

    Not exactly a windfall

    Late last month, plaintiff Alek Schott of Houston was awarded $76, one dollar for each minute that he was detained. (Schott asked for this exact amount as symbolic compensation.)

    “Money was never what mattered,” his lawyers said. “This was and has always been about the Constitution. IJ will now ask the court to enjoin Bexar County from using baseless traffic stops as a tool for warrantless searches, and will work to enforce the precedent across the state.”

    Ah, fair.

    Worth a read. The nonsense he went through is bizarre.

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  • [–] 8 points 11 hours ago (3 children)

    Don't make symbolic gestures that mean nothing. Make them suffer, especially financially

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  • [–] 7 points 7 hours ago (1 child)

    I agree, but the problem is that the money comes from the taxpayers, not the individuals who willfully violated our rights.

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