Video shows officers dragged Tyreek Hill out of his car after he put his window back up
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Police body camera video shows an officer dragged Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill out of his sports car by his arm and head and then forced him face-first onto the ground after Hill put up the window of his car.
  • Brkdncr@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    Police def overdid it, but part of the problem might be that some people would prefer to pay the fine for speeding because it’s insignificant to them. This specific component of the legal system is broken because it treats the wealthy exactly the same as everyone else.

    • Maven (famous)@lemmy.zip
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      2 years ago

      Fines need to scale based on the wealth of the perpetrator. It should be an equal punishment for breaking the law.

      • Pacattack57@lemmy.world
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        2 years ago

        That sounds good in theory but that only hurts the middle class disproportionately. Not to mention it violates the constitution.

        • Makhno@lemmy.world
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          2 years ago

          Not to mention it violates the constitution

          Almost as if relying entirely on an aged document written by the rich to set laws for the modern rich doesn’t work 🤔