Va. House bill targets asset forfeitures that fund police

The Virginian-Pilot ^ | January 26, 2015 | Gary A. Harki

[i_robot73]

Maybe, just MAYBE, they don’t need the SWAT deployed for every warrant served. Or the armored personal carrier, or the full body armor, or the automatic weapons, or...

Seems those jack-boots need a LOT of ‘extra’ $$

[ConservingFreedom]

The ACLU and the Tea Party are among the groups supporting the legislation

=8O

[Wolfie]

Back in the 80’s, drugs was what it was all about. And people cheered.

[zeugma]

Back in the 80’s, drugs was what it was all about. And people cheered.

I would have to disagree. They've always claimed it was about drugs, but it really has all been about the money. I was pretty disgusted back then with the supporters of this garbage as well.

I suspect we're really arguing semantics here though. :-)

[Wolfie]

Well, yeah, it’s about the money, but the Drug War was the original selling point. Gonna take down those kingpins (how’d that work out, by the way?).

[zeugma]

Gonna take down those kingpins (how’d that work out, by the way?).

About as well as everything associated with the war on drugs.