tl;dr: Eugene, Oregon police told local outlet Double Sided Media it would cost $2.5 million and take 44,816 staff hours to fulfill a public records request about a single officer accused of misconduct, justifying the fee by claiming they'd have to search records of every city employee past and present. Critics argue this is a deliberate tactic to intimidate journalists into dropping inquiries, especially given the department readily invests in sophisticated surveillance tech like Flock license plate readers. The outlet is appealing, but similar exorbitant fee estimates have been used by federal agencies like the DoD and DEA to stonewall FOIA requests.