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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. (arstechnica.com)
submitted 6 days ago by Mustachius_Grumpius@thelemmy.club to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] Armand1@lemmy.world 60 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)

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.

[–] Fishnoodle@lemmy.world 14 points 5 days ago (2 children)

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

[–] halloween_spookster@lemmy.world 9 points 5 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works 9 points 5 days 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.

[–] jjagaimo@sh.itjust.works 4 points 5 days ago

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

[–] schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works 8 points 6 days ago

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