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Forfeiture bill aims to halt profiteering
Senate targets police agencies
UT San Diego ^
| April 22, 2015
| Steven Greenhut
Posted on 04/23/2015 6:03:21 AM PDT by artichokegrower
As local police agencies are stressed by rising pension and other costs, they increasingly have embraced this troubling policy: Using “civil asset forfeiture” to take as much private property as possible, even from people who have never been convicted or even charged with a crime. The more they take, the bigger their budgets.
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The feudal system has returned especially here in California. The princes, lords, dukes and earls in state and local government utilize law enforcement as their collection agencies. This is the land where they can take without legal judgement you property and business. Roll a stop sign and get a family budget breaking $800 ticket. Where's Robin Hood when we need him?
To: artichokegrower
One of my main reasons for ending the WOD.
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posted on
04/23/2015 6:07:21 AM PDT
by
Blood of Tyrants
(True followers of Christ emulate Christ. True followers of Mohammed emulate Mohammed.)
To: artichokegrower
Roll a stop sign and get a family budget breaking $800 ticket. That's a little stiff. OK, it's a LOT stiff.
The Russians had a term called "wrecking". I call it "revenue neutrality".
Practice it. :)
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posted on
04/23/2015 6:24:51 AM PDT
by
kiryandil
(Egging the battleship USS Sarah Palin from their little Progressive rowboats...)
To: kiryandil
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