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FireBeyondyesterday at 11:32 PM2 repliesview on HN

And then you have Florida who will bill you about $100 a day for finding yourself in a Florida jail, regardless of whether charges were dismissed, you were found not guilty or any such thing.

And to nobody’s surprise, failure to pay this bill is in itself a Class B felony…


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fc417fc802today at 12:09 AM

That sounds like a recipe for domestic terrorism - the systemic disenfranchisement of people who have done nothing wrong for no apparent reason other than sheer greed. How long has this been in effect there?

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autotuneyesterday at 11:38 PM

That sounds absolutely terrifying.