Posted on 03/05/2020 11:14:10 AM PST by nickcarraway
They helped fund that libertarian group.
They spend time fighting noncriminals and give criminals a pass.
I can't dispute that statement! 😁
I prefer the American philosophy of "MYOB".
I’ve been following this civil forfeiture stuff for a couple of decades now. It’s one of the things that showed me that the US is more like the USSR of old than we want to admit.
It’s also why you NEVER allow the cops to search your car. But, of course, this one wasn’t about a car.
“How much was the cost to them in legal fees to get their money returned? That should be repaid to them as well.”
Plus interest and a civil suit for emotional distress.
I thought I’d have to go back and find the original thread to find all the people that defended what the DEA did. Luckily for me, some of you are self identifying right here on this thread.
It never ceases to amaze me how constitutional, small government conservatives lose all their principles when it comes to the cops.
Government always tends to become tyrannical. Even if you start with democracy, it doesn’t matter. Government officials are always taking more power and repressing the folks more, and so it marches inexorably towards a controlling, overreaching autocracy.
Happening here. Freedom of speech doesn’t exist. The Fourth Amendment is ignored.
No seizures of money (or things of value) without a criminal conviction.
Are you serious? They defended the DEA?
Why would anyone carry that much cash on them?
It’s nobody’s business but theirs.
There is an other case with a guy flying to Florida to buy a bunch of used big rigs. In his case it was almost $200,000. And in their business, cash is the preferred method.
There are plenty of stories about people with $12k or $20k on their way to purchase a car in another state off Craigslist, they get stopped by the cops, the cops search the car, find the money, and keep it because it “must be” drug money. Except there is no evidence that it is other than its mere existence.
The whole thing is repugnant. Nobody carries tens of thousands of dollars around with them every day, but it is not uncommon to have the need on occasion, especially if you are not a fan of credit cards or checks.
I disagree. I wouldn’t do it, but I find it comical that who you have to worry about taking it from you is the cops.
Absolute violation of 4th Amendment rights. Heads should roll.
Wow, you have a good memory, that was almost 30 years ago.
What is comical is that in civil forfeiture cases, do you know who they bring the charges against?
The stuff they seized.
I kid you not.
It’s “The state vs 2020 Corvertte” or “The city of [X] vs $50,000”.
So the people who own the item are never charged with a crime, but their stuff is. That’s funny right there, except it’s not.
I’m flying to Vegas for a four day NCAA Tournament week party and the $$$ in my possession is Nobodies Business...
Does that mean if you really are guilty you can dime out on your possessions? “Give me a plea, DA. If you give me probation, I will testify against my Escalade. It was all the Escalade’s idea. It just asked me to drive it. I had no idea.”
THAT part is funny :)
Not only do they not give a shit, they are pissed off that their victim was able to fight back. I think they should have to pay interest pf 20% per month for illegally depriving these people of their property without justification. The interest should come directly out of their budget for the next year.
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