In the Texas counties I’m most familiar with, if you’re arrested and they don’t have a good case, they just keep resetting court dates for years instead of going ahead with the process. If you can’t afford a bond, you’ll be in jail that whole time (which pressures people to take plea deals), if you can secure a bond, you’re out, but with limited rights and a whole lot of hassles to deal with.
Comment on Texas State Police Gear Up for Massive Expansion of Surveillance Tech
anarchrist@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks agoOK explain then. The AI flags you as a criminal and the cops give you a ticket for looking like a crim? The burden of proof is on the state. Now they have more 2x more shit to investigate which means more cop hours. Idk like I also hate the privacy aspect it this but it seems like a boondoggle that will also waste lots of taxpayer money and it would be good to attack it from two rhetorical angles.
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NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Do you like know anything about how our system works? People get slapped with frivolous tickets and lawsuits every day, and cops don’t have to deal with shit from it.