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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.

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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.

"The punishment is the process."

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

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