Occasionally their is an A/F done to a moron who thought they could carry over $10,000 in cash through an airport.
But the vast majority of forfeitures are done to drug cartels.
A legit traffic stop is made to a man in Oklahoma who is travelling from Texas to Illinois. He has $80,000 in cash and does not know why. He voluntarily surrenders the cash and walks away.
That is a typical A/F.
And believe it or not - I’ve had FReepers argue that even that goes too far.
Of course they are pro-dopers, so it kinda makes sense.
I guess you never heard of innocent until proven guilty, either that or you personally profit from this kind of thing.
So $10,000 is the magic number for you? What about $9,999? Would that be ok? What amount must it be for you to say it’s ok for the government to steal it from a citizen without conviction of a crime or even charges being filed?
Yup. Several of us right here on this thread who are actually concerned about this abuse of governmental power.
Of course they are pro-dopers, so it kinda makes sense.
Yeah, ad hominem makes for really a great argument.
The vast majority of the ABUSES are of honest citizens. No rock warrants, seizure and never given back posessions that were confiscated. I know LOTs of individuals who have had this happen to them, with no charges filed, not even detained. Very common in Texas for a county/city cop to stop some passing through and seize any monies over 500,1000 or 2000$. They are told talk to the judge to get it back. Not even a ticket written for speeding in some instances.....Moral of the story - NEVER agree to any searches.