Posted on 05/28/2020 5:44:28 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
Not true. Carrying very large amounts of money on a plane, esp. one leaving the country, is a legitimate issue of concern esp. since drug dealers/couriers/contacts can claim it is only for business deals (since they have not drugs on them).
If the dog signifies that it detects something of interest, then the bags and person can be searched. My son was an explosives K9 officer for the federal government and the dog’s nose was 1200 times more sensitive than almost any other dog (It was a Belgian Malinoise. Better than a German Shepard).
Also, there is a type of cash carrying limitation above $10,000 under certain conditions. Don’t have the details in front of me.
This guy didn’t hit the lottery, believe me.
Need to know his name, city/state/country of origin, where he was coming from and going to, had he done a significant amount of overseas or out-of-county travelling (Canada, Mexico) in a discernible pattern, etc.
This is a story worth following and writing about.
Lacking this the person has the right to carry as much cash on his person as he likes and tell the cops to mind their own business.
As is pointed out he could not have been leaving the country, which is the only way it is illegal to carry above $10,000 in cash without declaring it because, if he had been leaving the country they would have arrested him for that.
They did not.
I do not give a rip how sensitive the dog's nose is, they can not sniff out a crime here when there is no crime.
“I sold my house for cash, and I’m moving away from this libtard, fascist state as fast as I can! Gimme back my money!”
True - but perhaps we don’t know the whole story - it does seem odd that he would just walk away from the money instead of accepting a receipt...
he did not declare all of it..
class action suit for seizing travelers cash at airports
Exactly. Thieves with badges.
I'm assuming that what rhetorical. Otherwise, 'welcome to Amerika pilgrim'.
They took the money as it was unclaimed. The suspect refused to sign "a receipt for the secured currency and left the building, walking away from the money. "
This is not a case of asset forfeiture.
Was it Richard Rawlings from Gas Monkey Garage?
Or, Soros money meant to go to rioters in Minneapolis.
>>>he did not declare all of it<<<
From Airsafe.com:
Travel within the United States
If you are on a domestic flight in the US, there is no limit to the amount of cash or monetary instruments that you can carry. However, the TSA may ask a passenger who is carrying a large sum of cash to account for the money. If the TSA suspects that the money is related to some kind of criminal activity such as drug trafficking or money laundering, they may turn the issue over to a law enforcement agency (TSA has no law enforcement powers).
Always watch out for the word “however”...
What I do care about is that the police are taking upon themselves the authority to do something like this.
And I have become more afraid of an out of control government then I am of criminals. The criminals I can defend against.
And taking a lawful item from someone because it "might" be involved in a crime without a warrant or even enough probable cause to arrest the person is not ok.
“THEY TOOK THE MONEY as it was unclaimed. The suspect refused to sign “a receipt for the secured currency and left the building, walking away from the money...This is not a case of asset forfeiture.”
Can’t argue that, sounds more like Grand Theft.
This guy was acting erratically and one would assume that if he had declared the cash, they would have no grounds to accost him...the fact that he "walked away" from the money says something ain't right.
We get pissed because the FBI has info they never act on that could stop many in-house terror attacks and then get upset when a "regular citizen" is looked at for suspicious actions.
I'm generally pro-cop and like to give them the benefit of the doubt, but I also recognize there are too many bad cops that have a "I can hurt, or even kill them with impunity" mentality and those I readily condemn.
We on't even know the man's nationality/status from the story...he was questioned and not detained or arrested...I will assume he knew he could/would be arrested with cause if he had done what I would have done if it was my money and stuck around to retain ownership of it.
Correct. However, this man was not leaving the country. If he had been they could have arrested him for not declaring and everything would have been fine and dandy.
But since they did not he was doing something perfectly legal which is travel inside the country with large amounts of cash. It may not be the smartest thing but it is 100% legal.
You point about how we do not know the nationality of the person is taken but not perhaps in the way that you might think. While you and I would have kicked up a fuss that would have registered at least a six on the Richter Scale if you are from someplace like Venezuela you might have reflexively done what you do there when the police take your stuff. Walk away grateful that you still have your life.
Thanks for the info - I missed the part about it being a domestic flight...it do change things.
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