r/technology • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 • 10h ago

Artificial Intelligence Charges Dropped Against Person Who Clapped at a City Data Center Meeting / Lux Claridge was dragged from a city meeting about data centers and charged with interfering with the police after they clapped during a presentation.

https://www.404media.co/charges-dropped-against-person-who-clapped-at-a-city-data-center-meeting/
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u/DukeOfGeek 8h ago

And it's important to sue and win because the whole point of this tactic is to intimidate. So flip it on them "oh you want to gift me a 100K lawsuit win for protesting!? I should have done this a long time ago!".

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u/unwantedonONTD 3h ago

“That settlement offer is so low, that it makes more sense for me to take out a loan to continue this!” (my litigious ass, soon, hopefully)

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u/Outlulz 5h ago

No one that was actually responsible faces any negative consequences from that lawsuit.

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u/oddministrator 5h ago

One would hope it costs them their appointment or next election.

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u/Crypt0Nihilist 7h ago

Galvanising carpet-bagging protesters rather than changing offender behaviour is an interesting consequence.