Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

General Discussion

Johnny2X2X

(21,874 posts)

11. Yup

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Mon Dec 26, 2016, 04:37 PM

Dec 2016

Been through this. They hit you with so many fees for anything to do with the courts that they know you can't pay so they can violate you for not paying your probation. It's a racket and they make a fortune off from inmates. They charge you $8 for shampoo that costs 50 cents, $3 a minute for phone calls. Deodorant can cost $9.

Trump and his cable are handing over all of our prisons to giant corporations who will charge even more as they help write stricter laws to ensure more victims. It's sick and as long as this justice system stands we are not a free country.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

42 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Charged a Fee for Getting Arrested, Whether Guilty or Not [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2016 OP

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