Whassamatter? Don’t you want to win the Drug War?
There should be asset forfeiture without a criminal conviction first.
I’ll go further to say that even then, even with a conviction, it should not exceed the limits on fines imposed by the law.
That's known as "custodial interrogation" which requires a Miranda warning and this guy should have told the cop he wanted a lawyer and would not say anything further until he consulted with his lawyer.
In the meantime, this trooper should be sued and removed.
I thought armed robbery was against the law.
And BTW, the answer to, “Is there anything in your vehicle that I should know about, such as guns, drugs, large amounts of cash, amphetamines, heroin, cocaine, marijuana, PCP, LSD, etc.?”
is
“Do you have reasonable suspicion (RS) that there is anything illegal in my car? If not, I’m free to go. If so, explain the RS and we’ll take it from there after my lawyer arrives.”
Highway stop waivers? Nah...HIGHWAY ROBBERY!
Highway robbery under color of law.
The forfeiture laws are BS and legalized theft, but:
“....He doesn’t much trust financial institutions and did not want to leave that large amount in his apartment, so he took the cash with him on a trip to Salt Lake City back in March. It was hidden inside one of the band’s large speakers....”
That was dumb as hell.
Back in the mid-90’s I was doing IT support for a car auction house. They dealt only in cash.
On auction days guys would show up with a car carrier and as much as $250,000 in cash to buy cars. Some of these guys looked like homeless guys you would try to avoid on the street.
Guess they were trying to keep a low profile.
The government has too much power. There is nothing illegal about having cash, but they have made it de facto illegal (an illegal act.)
They do not have the right to do this. However, they have the power, the guns, the mace, the handcuffs. That is power. Many people have the illusion that we live in the land of the free, etc. Wrong.
Policemen used to be peace officers.
Now they are just rogue tax collectors with a gun and a license to steal. I simply don’t understand how they can look at themselves in the mirror after doing something like this.
I wonder if the soul disappears before or after graduation from police academy?
1st Rule! Never talk to the cops.
2nd Rule! Never talk to the cops.
3rd Rule! Never talk to the cops.