Driver accused of DUI tracks missing laptop to Illinois State trooper's house

mrlonglong 4 hours ago|

"State records show in 2024, Bradley nearly tripled his salary, earning nearly $250,000 in one year"

Holy cow.

dubious2 22 hours ago||

One should have right to demand a blood test.To many people can't pass field with out having a drink or smoke.To many have disabilities,old,whatever.

AngryData 14 hours ago|

That's because field sobriety tests aren't designed to find out if people are actually impaired, they are designed to give cops a reason to arrest people purely on their own discretion even when they otherwise lack any evidence of wrongdoing. And in doing so it boosts both the local cops and court's funding through mandatory court fines and fees and programs when they hammer down on people too poor to afford a lawyer.

pseudohadamard 7 hours ago||

And of course the cop has sovereign immunity, meaning he can do whatever he wants without any repercussions. They should at least do this properly like they do in Africa and extend the sovereign immunity to allowing the cop to accept payments to forget whatever trumped-up charges they've come up with.

(Although it's sometimes blatant graft and corruption, it's not always the case, a lot of police in African countries are very poorly paid and this is a way of supplementing their income. They typically target people who can afford to make a small donation and it's generally a friction-free experience if you play by the rules).

codevark 1 day ago|

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