buried_lede t1_j66b9d1 wrote on January 28, 2023 at 12:40 AM

Reply to comment by RantoniFantoni in 2 Hialeah Police Officers Accused of Kidnapping and Beating Homeless Man by Blinky_OR

This is not that uncommon. I mean the sheer number is, but… Police do it to targets for lots of different reasons. They know you might believe one false arrest but no one believes you on two or three, unless they really know the criminal justice system. There is even a name for it among defense lawyers: “recidivist innocent.”

RantoniFantoni t1_j687z7w wrote on January 28, 2023 at 12:56 PM

They targeted him and a few others because they gave up on their rights. Because after 2 or 3 of the bullshit stops and arrests on private property with witnesses that would be a slam dunk for a lawsuit in the minds of most reasonable people. But because this dude for whatever reason didn't exercise his rights and didn't fight the abuse, they used him as a door mat to meet quotas.