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They did not ticket me so there is no day in court. Chatting you up, seeing everything visible through the windows, leaning in to smell your car, running your license for warrants are all "free" interactions with no oversight.

The fun doesnt stop there, check out 'civil asset forfeiture' when you have a chance.

Also, if you read TFA, it seemed like the owner of a truck and trailer had to spend $20k getting his stuff out of impound when his employee was wrongly arrested. Seems like an innocent judgement isnt everything we think it is.



> Seems like an innocent judgement isnt everything we think it is.

The State of Florida will charge you $75/day for your incarceration, even if charges are dropped, dismissed or you are found not guilty.

Not paying these fees is a Class C Felony in Florida, punishable by up to 10y in prison and/or a $10,000 fine.




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