[Gay State Conservative]

I think I've read that there's at least one financial incentive for police to find drugs in a situation like yours.I think they get to keep the car or something like that.

If I'm correct (and any lawyer who might read this will set me straight if I'm not) you've got your motive for the search,IMO.

[Jaysun]

I think I've read that there's at least one financial incentive for police to find drugs in a situation like yours.I think they get to keep the car or something like that.

If I'm correct (and any lawyer who might read this will set me straight if I'm not) you've got your motive for the search,IMO.

If that's true then I'm perfectly willing and able to sue the sons a bitches to get it changed. An incentive? Give me a damned break. I was in suit and tie with a baby seat in the rear. I'm as far as one can get from a typical dope user / pusher.

[RightOnTheLeftCoast]

"I think I've read that there's at least one financial incentive for police to find drugs in a situation like yours.I think they get to keep the car or something like that."

Yes, it's called asset forfeiture, and it's been going on for several decades now. It is a major source of revenue for cops and was honed to an art form in the '90s.

And it isn't necessary for anything especially nasty to be "found." If more than a few thousand dollars in cash is found, for example, it is presumed to be drug-related and confiscated. I'm not kidding: there is no presumption of innocence since the cash is what's suspicious. The cash becomes the defendant... and you will never see it back. Many folks have lost their life's savings this way. It is not an urban legend. Google on "asset forfeiture" if you want a real scare.