time2lose@lemmy.world to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agoFlorida police used a fake Flock camera in a sting, then charged a man with three felonies for destroying itwww.techspot.comexternal-linkmessage-square43linkfedilinkarrow-up1270arrow-down17
arrow-up1263arrow-down1external-linkFlorida police used a fake Flock camera in a sting, then charged a man with three felonies for destroying itwww.techspot.comtime2lose@lemmy.world to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square43linkfedilink
minus-squareTheGoldenV@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up72·6 days agoIf everything is a felony then what’s the point
minus-squarekaty ✨@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·6 days agoeverything won’t be felonies as long as rich people never go to jail for abusing kids with prolific paedophiles.
minus-squareAmuro_eat@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·6 days agoExactly, just burn it all down and go extreme if the punishment for anything is going to be equally extreme
minus-squaregivesomefucks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16arrow-down1·6 days agoFelony depends on state. Most are $1k, so is Florida. And from this story I’ve learned that it only costs $800 for a Flock camera. So in the vast amount of states, if you only break/take the camera, it shouldn’t be a felony: https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/felony-theft-amount-by-state Destroying property is usually about the same limits state by state. Obviously you want to research specific state/local laws, you know, because knowing is the half the battle.
minus-squaresome_kind_of_guy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 days agoInb4 states and municipalities begging to pay $1000+ each to justify increased charges
minus-squarequick_snail@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·6 days agoInflation go up. Felony limit go down.
If everything is a felony then what’s the point
The high score, silly
everything won’t be felonies as long as rich people never go to jail for abusing kids with prolific paedophiles.
Exactly, just burn it all down and go extreme if the punishment for anything is going to be equally extreme
Felony depends on state.
Most are $1k, so is Florida.
And from this story I’ve learned that it only costs $800 for a Flock camera.
So in the vast amount of states, if you only break/take the camera, it shouldn’t be a felony:
https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/felony-theft-amount-by-state
Destroying property is usually about the same limits state by state.
Obviously you want to research specific state/local laws, you know, because knowing is the half the battle.
Inb4 states and municipalities begging to pay $1000+ each to justify increased charges
Indiana is $750.
Inflation go up. Felony limit go down.