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Texas Driver, Alek Schott of Houston, wins $76 after ALPR led to bogus traffic stop, drug searches | Mass surveillance gets stupider.

a day ago by Mustachius_Grumpius to c/technology

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Mass surveillance gets stupider.
Armand1 55 points a day ago

Not exactly a windfall

Late last month, plaintiff Alek Schott of Houston was awarded $76, one dollar for each minute that he was detained. (Schott asked for this exact amount as symbolic compensation.)

“Money was never what mattered,” his lawyers said. “This was and has always been about the Constitution. IJ will now ask the court to enjoin Bexar County from using baseless traffic stops as a tool for warrantless searches, and will work to enforce the precedent across the state.”

Ah, fair.

Worth a read. The nonsense he went through is bizarre.

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Fishnoodle 10 points 20 hours ago

Don't make symbolic gestures that mean nothing. Make them suffer, especially financially

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halloween_spookster 7 points 16 hours ago

I agree, but the problem is that the money comes from the taxpayers, not the individuals who willfully violated our rights.

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CmdrShepard49 8 points 16 hours ago

And IJ represents their clients for free with the goal of setting court precedence that can be used in other cases and/or taken to the Supreme Court to help the whole country.

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jjagaimo 4 points 16 hours ago

The money will come out of taxpayer pockets. The decision makes precedent for other cases

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schipelblorp 8 points a day ago

Police can not be constrained, not even with multi-million dollar settlements.

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pineapplelover 5 points 13 hours ago

Wow a whole $76

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