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To: george wythe
The City of Miami enacted an ordinance which allows the police to seize and impound any motor vehicle that the police have probable cause to believe has been used to facilitate crimes that were a threat to the health, safety and welfare of the City.

Not that it matters anymore...

Amendment V: "No person shall...be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law..."

Probable cause IS NOT due process. Due process requires a trial and a conviction.

But who cares, what's one more gaping hole in the Bill of Rights matter... just throw another log on the fire.

11 posted on 02/05/2004 11:35:29 AM PST by freeeee ("Owning" property in the US just means you have one less landlord)
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To: freeeee
Probable cause IS NOT due process. Due process requires a trial and a conviction.

Your rights don't apply if they are doing this in line with the other forfeiture laws. The case is technically against the property, which has no civil rights, and not against the person. Cases list like "People vs. 1996 Ford Bronco" or "People vs. $10,000."

26 posted on 02/05/2004 11:56:23 AM PST by antiRepublicrat
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