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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Mon Dec 26, 2016, 04:10 PM Dec 2016

Charged a Fee for Getting Arrested, Whether Guilty or Not [View all]

WASHINGTON — Corey Statham had $46 in his pockets when he was arrested in Ramsey County, Minn., and charged with disorderly conduct. He was released two days later, and the charges were dismissed.

But the county kept $25 of Mr. Statham’s money as a “booking fee.” It returned the remaining $21 on a debit card subject to an array of fees. In the end, it cost Mr. Statham $7.25 to withdraw what was left of his money.

The Supreme Court will soon consider whether to hear Mr. Statham’s challenge to Ramsey County’s fund-raising efforts, which are part of a national trend to extract fees and fines from people who find themselves enmeshed in the criminal justice system.

Kentucky bills people held in its jails for the costs of incarcerating them, even if all charges are later dismissed. In Colorado, five towns raise more than 30 percent of their revenue from traffic tickets and fines. In Ferguson, Mo., “city officials have consistently set maximizing revenue as the priority for Ferguson’s law enforcement activity,” a Justice Department report found last year.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/charged-a-fee-for-getting-arrested-whether-guilty-or-not/ar-BBxzmo6?li=BBnbcA1&ocid=edgsp

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K&R for visibility! nt tblue37 Dec 2016 #1
How do you think trump's court will decide this. Ohioblue22 Dec 2016 #2
Double the fees? world wide wally Dec 2016 #7
K&R! The fees provide an incentive to arrest people for BS! n/t Buckeye_Democrat Dec 2016 #3
Agreed ... aggiesal Dec 2016 #18
There's various kinds of government set-ups that provide bad incentives. Buckeye_Democrat Dec 2016 #20
Read your last paragraph awoke_in_2003 Dec 2016 #23
I guess so. Buckeye_Democrat Dec 2016 #25
It is the only thing that does make sense in this country. nt awoke_in_2003 Dec 2016 #26
I think many of those worms avoid public scrutiny too. Buckeye_Democrat Dec 2016 #29
When this country first allowed corporations to exist, ... aggiesal Dec 2016 #40
Agree. I'm curious about their history in this country. Buckeye_Democrat Dec 2016 #42
KICK fleabiscuit Dec 2016 #4
gotta keep the union fully employed and highly paid somehow nt msongs Dec 2016 #5
Another way to keep people away from voting if Ilsa Dec 2016 #6
I had to do a few days once. panader0 Dec 2016 #8
Absolutely outrageous! TexasMommaWithAHat Dec 2016 #9
Vulture Justice Growth Engine bucolic_frolic Dec 2016 #10
Yup Johnny2X2X Dec 2016 #11
Have helped friends through this bullshit mountain grammy Dec 2016 #12
Cruelty Capitalism. BlancheSplanchnik Dec 2016 #14
Isn't it though. mountain grammy Dec 2016 #31
Good metaphor. BlancheSplanchnik Dec 2016 #34
And Ramsey County is St. Paul and environs KamaAina Dec 2016 #13
This is another outside the box way to extract the cost of government from the working class Dustlawyer Dec 2016 #15
Exactly. nt the_sly_pig Dec 2016 #37
Luxury SteelSmasher Dec 2016 #16
If Hillary were President Elect... gulliver Dec 2016 #17
Yes! This occurred in a heavily blue area of a blue hughee99 Dec 2016 #19
There may seem to be some irony in that idea for you. gulliver Dec 2016 #22
I felt Clinton was the right person for the job as well, hughee99 Dec 2016 #30
If they call it a tax then the Supreme Court will say it is OK. AngryAmish Dec 2016 #21
Due Process, motherfuckers. /nt localroger Dec 2016 #24
Therefore in Ramsey County, Minn arresting people can be a ... spin Dec 2016 #27
This will stop when more people sue for false arrest. no_hypocrisy Dec 2016 #28
A police department prioritizing generating revenues? How is that not racketeering? tclambert Dec 2016 #32
I don't disagree with the premise of the article... the_sly_pig Dec 2016 #33
I did have to laugh at that line hfojvt Dec 2016 #35
In my state... the_sly_pig Dec 2016 #36
well this was not a parking fine hfojvt Dec 2016 #38
It's all a racket, it's always been a racket MrScorpio Dec 2016 #39
theft by swindle Angry Dragon Dec 2016 #41
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