Yea, an arrest on your record, even if you're acquitted and/or get a settlement for police wrongdoing, can still mess you up. There are employers and landlords who will ask you / check whether you were ever arrested, regardless of the outcome of the arrest. Mere involvement with Law Enforcement puts a permanent black mark on your record and can interfere with basic things for the rest of your life.

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fc417fc802 an hour ago | parent | next [-]

How would being arrested for memeing be a black mark? It would be a hilarious talking point that I would be more than happy to chat with a landlord, employer, or literally anyone else about. Anyone who would hold that against you is pretty much a textbook example of a bad person (banal evil or some such).

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dgoldstein0 31 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

Some won't ask for details and just reject. Which of course sucks but they may view it as less risky than trying to evaluate the details and make a judgement call.

That said if you do go into circumstances - "I did it to get arrested and get a payout" could also be viewed as a red flag - says "may screw you/the company for money". Probably not the employee / tenant / etc you might want.

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borski 21 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-]

You’d be more than happy to chat. They often won’t give you that chance.

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cebert 41 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I could see firms doing background checks not caring about those nuances or taking the time to consider why the individual was arrested.

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justech 38 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-]

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buzzerbetrayed 22 minutes ago | parent | prev [-]

I wouldn’t rent my house to someone who has been arrested for memeing. It’s an unnecessary risk with absolutely no upside for me. What happens when they decide to meme on their landlord?

	▲	john_strinlai 18 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		>What happens when they decide to meme on their landlord nothing? maybe a laugh? it’s a meme not a murder

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dylan604 an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Then make part of the settlement having the arrest expunged.

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vitally3643 28 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-]

You must not have ever been poor because the idea of several thousand dollars right now completely obliterates any notion of "maybe less money later, possibly"

Particularly if you're young and poor.

Humans don't really work the way you're implying from your armchair.

	▲	borski 22 minutes ago \| parent \| next [-]
		I was poor (as in, well below FPL), the son of two immigrants, for many years. That’s precisely how I thought - getting involved with a “get money now” scheme was not worth the “no money ever again” it often came with. I watched friends do things like this and face consequences later. Not to discourage anyone from protesting, but not all poor people think alike.
	▲	rolandhvar 20 minutes ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		There's poor and stupid, and then there's poor and smart

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beepbooptheory an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

As someone who lives this reality (arrest but no conviction), it's in practice not really so bad. It's never come up with a landlord. The last time it came up was after being accepted to grad school and I had to fill out a form about it. You do just carry with you the knowledge that if you ever get pulled over the cop can pull it up about you and have reason to hassle you more.

	▲	zephen 44 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		"I'm going to hassle you because my brethren have hassled you before." Yup, sounds about right.