Posted on 08/08/2018 10:49:37 AM PDT by Forgotten Amendments
This wasn't supposed to happen. New Hampshire reformed its civil asset forfeiture laws in 2016 to require a criminal conviction before police or prosecutors could force people to forfeit money or property. Unfortunately, the state's reform did not close a loophole that lets local police partner with the feds in a program called Equitable Sharing. In this system, local police use the federal asset forfeiture program instead of their own and then the Justice Department distributes most of the forfeited money back to local law enforcement.
That's why the Department of Justice is involved here. The state police can't seize Phipps' money on their own. So they went to the feds to arrange the forfeiture, and then the Equitable Sharing program lets the Justice Department funnel the funds right back to local law enforcement. It's not money laundering when it's the government.
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This is exactly the kind of thing that makes people hate police.
Find out who, personally, who, signed off on this and SUE that guy. Thereafter if that thief in uniform has a series of financial misfortunes I wouldn’t lose any sleep over it.
No matter what the laws say, this is a violation of Due Process and against the Constitution of the US.
And hate the government.
I cannot say what I think should happen to these cretins on FR without being banned.
Question. Why is he not fighting this? There must be something they’re not telling us or something he’s hiding. If it were me, I’d be going for broke. Literally
Hey everyone. Sessions has made another appearance.
“I see dead people”
I don't think you've talked to a lawyer lately. They absolutely do not want a case that is only worth $39,000. If they can't see real money involved, it just isn't worth the time. You're fighting government lawyers who can eat you up with paperwork and depositions. Even if a lawyer got half the compensation it might 3 or 4 years down the road and too much aggravation.
“New Hampshire reformed its civil asset forfeiture laws in 2016 to require a criminal conviction before police or prosecutors could force people to forfeit money or property. “
Hey, what a concept! Who was the heretic who came up with that idea? Sessions disapproves.
So before the reform the government could seize your money and property without you being convicted, but after the reform they could seize your money and property without you being convicted. Now I see the difference.
“So they went to the feds to arrange the forfeiture, and then the Equitable Sharing program lets the Justice Department funnel the funds right back to local law enforcement.”
Thieves splitting the proceeds. It’s the “legal” government version of mafia street tax. At least the mafia just took a small portion but didn’t put people out of business. These are the American “values” democrats lecture us on.
My wife grew in in North Jersey & I would be horrified when she'd say nice things about the Mafia. Years later, I see it was all true. They performed more services to the community and were less dangerous than the government we were brainwashed to worship.
In the '80s much of Arlington, VA was pretty rough. Then the Asian boat people moved in, along with "associations" who would help each other out, provide loans, establish order,etc. Arlington flourished and now they are moving way out into the counties doing the same things.
Great find! Thanks!
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Question. Why is he not fighting this? There must be something they’re not telling us or something he’s hiding. If it were me, I’d be going for broke. Literally
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I don’t think you’ve talked to a lawyer lately. They absolutely do not want a case that is only worth $39,000. If they can’t see real money involved, it just isn’t worth the time. You’re fighting government lawyers who can eat you up with paperwork and depositions. Even if a lawyer got half the compensation it might 3 or 4 years down the road and too much aggravation.
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The lawyer\govt complex need MAJOR reform.
Dirty cops.
“I cannot say what I think should happen to these cretins on FR without being banned.”
I’ll say it: Anyone committing armed robbery on law abiding citizens deserves to die.
NOOOOOOOOOO!
NEVER CONSENT TO A SEARCH!
It doesn't happen that way because it's easier to wait for a car to come to you, "the automobile exception" makes non-consensual searches easier, the home has a unique sanctity in Fourth Amendment matters, there are various additional threats that can be made to a motorist (towing the car, waiting "as long as it takes" for a warrant, etc.), the motorist cannot simply slam his door and get back to his couch, etc.
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