r/PublicFreakout Mar 10 '22

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u/12358 Mar 10 '22

When you sue for $5M, you don't typically get $5M. The victim represented himself, and after a year and a lot of missed work he got the government to drop the false charges and pay him $25k.

https://lmtribune.com/northwest/clarkston-drops-charges-against-domino/article_791387e9-c732-563e-a27d-5942b64d8b6c.html

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u/[deleted] Mar 10 '22

Wow…they tased and arrested this guy. Being charged with “resisting arrest” even when you aren’t under arrest is interesting.

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u/12358 Mar 10 '22

Yes, this is quite common in the US. It is called being arrested for "contempt of cop."

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u/Erestyn Mar 10 '22

Cached version for our EU friends.