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They always knew the charges wouldn’t stick. The punishment they were handing out was she had to spend a night in jail and spend money on a lawyer.

They already dished out the punishment, so they don’t care that it was dismissed.

"The punishment is the process."

The common saying is "you can beat the rap, but you can't beat the ride".

Bonus points if they can ransack the person's car or house searching for evidence of the crime. They could also seize all weapons and cash they find since those were used in the commission of a crime.

That town now has not just a bad water problem, but a large free speech lawsuit problem.

Maybe they could dock the Chief's retirement account?

Should be a “cut and dry” decision just like how he described the arrest

The chief of police stands proudly by his decision. This will happen again.