“But Humboldt County Assistant District Attorney Kevin Pasquale responded by saying, “If we think the money was obtained illegally, we have a right to seize it.”
Not if they prove it. Just if they think it. This guy needs to be fired.
They are taking their lead from mac daddy, mac daddy disregards laws so why not them.
Policing for profit, when Rule of Law has died in your local Socialist police state tyranny.
Yes, and they do so at least every April 15th.
Fourth Amendment - The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.[69]
They can't write a law that allows seizure without court oversight. This needs to be challenged properly.
If I was ever carrying 50 grand in cash at one time, then yeah, I’d be nervous.
I think Mr. Pasquale and the officer involved should have all their personal Possessions seized including ALL their finances because It appears they both Committed Fraud on the public by possing as LEO when in fact they are nothing but a couple of NAZIS.
Cops seize money all the time. They get to keep a portion of it. They do it for their budgets. It’s blatantly unconstitutional, but our horrid courts let them get away with it.
>>> But Humboldt County Assistant District Attorney Kevin Pasquale responded by saying, “If we think the money was obtained illegally, we have a right to seize it.”
The Assistant DA doesn’t need laws or any proof, just as long THE THINK it is illegal?
I am thinking of a huge settlement.
“In this incident report, Sergeant Dove observed that Nguyen seemed “nervous”, was “argumentative”, and that the car smelled of marijuana. No drugs were found during the stop.”
Uh huh. /spit
Where have these people been....Asset Forfeiture goes back almost 30 years now, part and parcel of The Drug War. Currency and property are deemed “guilty”, and seized from the citizenry. The person then has to prove it was not gained through illegal activity to get it back.
Old news is so exciting.
Cops are required to REQUEST to search the vehicle... so what happens if the driver had said “no?” They just tase him and start rifling through his stuff anyway?
Sounds to me like a the cops have quite the racket going.
That’s larceny under color of authority.I hope this guy takes that cop and his department to the cleaners.
These violations of the Constitution have to stop,and it’s up to the courts to stop them hard.
Wow, that's some cracker jack lawyer the guy has. Several similar cases...ya think?
911 Operator: “What is the nature of your emergency?
Citizen: “There’s a man standing next to my car with a gun yelling at me to get out. He smells like alcohol, and he seems out of control. I am in fear for my life.”
I guess the cop turned all $5,000 of it to the DA.
Anything over 10 K they can take it.
It’s not what you think it’s what you can prove!
Good thing Mr Nguyen didn’t have a dog with him - it would have been shot, in all likelihood.
Thieves deserve death.
Doesn’t matter if they happen to be carrying a badge.