Posted on 10/27/2019 3:04:07 PM PDT by cowpoke
A compensation plan has been developed for victims of a program established by Philadelphia that confiscated homes, cars and money without reason. The Institute for Justice sued the city and announced a year ago a settlement was being developed.
Some 35,000 notices have been sent to victims, but they need to confirm their participation in the settlement, the organization explained.
"Innocent Philadelphians who unjustly lost homes, money and cars to the city's forfeiture machine are able to get every penny back but they need to apply before the deadline," said Darpana Sheth, lead counsel for plaintiffs and director of the Institute for Justice's National Initiative to End Forfeiture Abuse...IJ said when the settlement agreement was obtained: "Civil forfeiture – where the government can seize and sell your property without convicting or even charging you with a crime – is one of the greatest threats to property rights today. With civil forfeiture, the government sues the property itself under the fiction that cash, cars or even homes can be guilty, resulting in bizarre case names like Commonwealth v. 2000 Buick. And because these cases are civil, innocent property owners are denied rights guaranteed to criminal defendants, like the right to an attorney."
IJ said Philadelphia for decades rigged its system against property owners.
"Until IJ brought suit, Philadelphia routinely threw property owners out of their homes without notice. It forced owners to navigate the notorious 'Courtroom 478,' where so-called 'hearings' were run entirely by prosecutors, without any judges or court-appointed lawyers to defend property owners. Again and again, prosecutors demanded that property owners appear in court, sometimes ten times or more. Missing even a single 'hearing' meant that prosecutors could permanently take an owner's property, sell it and use the proceeds for any law-enforcement purpose they wished.
(Excerpt) Read more at wnd.com ...
Meh. These people are amateurs compared to Lincoln Towing in Chicago.
*Philly ping*
“”Those who lost property but were assigned to a diversionary program will get 75 percent. And those who submit a timely claim will get up to $90 in recognition of the violation of their constitutional rights.””
WOW - lucky people - a whole $90.00???? Just in recognition of their filing a claim?? Are we supposed to understand that?
You spelled “stripped of citizenship and airlifted naked to Tehran” wrong.
It’s also their policy to confiscate any gun even if you have a valid permit, and the cost of getting it back in court is prohibitive.
” Philadelphia is an absolute SHIT Hole run by Democrats for 60 years.”
Indeed:
If: Democrat
Then: Shithole.
Really? A public interest law firm wins a lawsuit protecting private property and exposing an abusive government program and you equate that to firms trolling for class action lawsuits on talcum powder?
I just hope the Institute for Justice wins more suits protecting our property and liberty, and issues more press releases on same.
This is all brought to you by the WOD and it’s Nazi admirers.
The 90% of honest prosecutors and judges and cops will not rat no there crooked brothers so the system is corrupted
Because they are crooked too.
"need to confirm their participation"
"need to apply before the deadline"
Sound just like those ads on TV. That's what I am commenting on.
How is their soda tax doing?
Not disbarred.
I’d be happy with
Shot
Got it.
Many, many cities do this.
I’m beginning to understand why the deep state is so desperate to stay. <<
Me Too!!...and I’m also beginning to understand how DEEP the “Deep State” is........
WINNING...............One down and another 300 to go.
YES they are. It sucks. Plus we have Brian Fitzpatrick. Who I will not vote for again. Total RINO.
When someone robs you at gunpoint you shoot them.
Just saying.
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