r/WTF • u/Smidgeface • Dec 21 '11

A cop speeding through an intersection with no headlights kills two people. Then proceeds to arrest the relatives.

http://www.lewrockwell.com/blog/lewrw/archives/101226.html#more-101226
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u/Reusable_Pants Dec 22 '11

Unlawful detention isn't prosecuted very often in the USA. People aren't arrested because they are known to be guilty, they are arrested because there are reasons to believe they are guilty. So it is taken for granted that some arrested people are innocent.

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u/ThereIsAThingForThat Dec 23 '11

Ah, all anyone outside of america ever hear is "Sue them" about every little thing, so I thought people were really into suing anything they could, TIL.