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Don’t you lie to me (lemmy.world)
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[–] 22 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (11 children)

Theft. Pickpocketing. You've got a wallet that isn't yours, so you must have stolen it. Nevermind that the officer arresting you put it there and watched you pick it up, because it's your word against theirs.

It was a quick and easy way for cops to hit their quota, even if the DA didn't end up prosecuting. Although usually they'd at least try to threaten you into a plea just to help their conviction rate.

Edit: I've been the victim of autocorrect.

Edit to the edit: Every time I read this back, I find another typo. Anyone have good Android keyboard recommendations?

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  • [–] 12 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    Great way for an officer to get fired and the city to be sued. Without proof that they didn't attempt to return it to the owner there is no theft.

    Also most states have a time period for returning such property, and it isn't minutes it's days

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  • [–] 16 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    ....what? Where do you live that cops get fired? Certainly not the US.

    And, yes, people have sued the NYPD. Often and repeatedly. That has only changed how they define their practices, not what those practices are. For example, NYPD officially stopped having quotas for stop-and-frisks after the lawsuit ~15 years ago, but everyone inside the department knows that if you have the fewest stops, you'll get worse assignments and are more likely to be passed over for promotion.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

    I've been using the FUTO keyboard for a couple of months after Florisboard was driving me nuts with the typos (I refuse to accept that I have fat thumbs and dislexia). So far it's a huge improvement. It does take a while to 'learn' to change to the correct words when I hit space, and I'm always choosing the right word (when I remember to, lol) to improve the suggestions over time. Also, I had to get some good dictionaries for it. I liked Swiftkey a lot, but I not willing to bend over to the surveillance, so in my opinion, this is the best FOSS non-commercial option I could find.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    Might be a bit pedantic, but it is good to note they're not actually FOSS, they're non-commercial source available.

    The intent is somewhat reasonable, you can't use their source to make a commercial product.

    That said, i'm pretty glad the FOSS community doesn't work that way.

    Also of point, i trust them far more than any of the other non-FOSS options.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago

    It was a quick and easy way for cops to hit their quota, even if the DA didn’t end up prosecuting

    I feel like if that sort of thing happens, you should be paid extravagantly. None of this "okay you can go" business after you've been fucked around.

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