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Tuesday, April 08, 2014

Make us proud, Frisco

A couple of screwed up stories about the Frisco PD:
  • Dallas Observer: "Frisco PD Will Only Give Car Back to Family It May Have Wrongly Accused If They Promise Not to Sue"
  • Reason magazine: "Nanny of the Month: TX Cops Lobby to Ban Man from Exposing Speed Traps"
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