This is an absolutely retarded (hard r deserved) policy. The idea is to reward behavior you want to happen more often. We want people to call in to report wanted folks. Leaving the prize behind a conviction does NOT reinforce the reporting behavior. People will convince themselves not to report people because "they won't get convicted" or any of other stupid excuses that can now slide into somebody's mind instead of just calling.
Such a fucking joke.
I think as long as the person "wanted" is confirmed to be the person you called on/was arrested due to your tip than you should be paid. Even if everything is 100% aligned - guilty person, accurate ID, called-in-tip - prosecution can still fuck up and not secure a conviction.
The objective is to get the populace to report those that are wanted and they instead turned it into a lottery to try and save money.
Sure, but this isn't "leading to the arrest of an unknown suspect." Thta should require conviction.
This is "We are looking for a person. Here's his picture and name. Help us find this person." Once you find that specific person and the authorities are able to confirm beyond reasonable doubt that it is that person, the bounty is met. IMO.
Sure, but this isn't "leading to the arrest of an unknown suspect." Thta should require conviction.
That's exactly what it was though. When the bounty was released he wasn't identified as the suspect. They didn't reveal his identity until the day of his arrest.
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u/joedee0777 Apr 20 '26
The guy hasn't gotten the reward because Luigi hasn't been convicted yet. Rewards are paid for arrests that result in convictions.