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Judge tosses out vehicle seizure law
Albuquerque Journal ^ | July 30, 2018 | Ryan Boetel

Posted on 08/02/2018 9:46:06 AM PDT by MeganC

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TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; US: New Mexico
KEYWORDS: albuquerque; apd; corruption; forfeiture; newmexico; seizure
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To: Ol' Dan Tucker

Yep. You’ve exposed the human condition and what happens when, at the end of the day, not all that many human beings are willing to sacrifice their comfort.


41 posted on 08/02/2018 11:48:43 AM PDT by cuban leaf (The US will not survive the obama presidency. The world may not either.)
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To: MeganC

i drove a 18 wheeler all ouer north america 15 million miles in 30 years inculeding wyoming i have met my share of cops but never a good one.


42 posted on 08/02/2018 11:56:04 AM PDT by old gringo (a wise monkey never monkeys with another monkeys monkey.)
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To: MeganC

“The scheme particularly targeted the very low-income people who idiotically keep voting Democrat in Albuquerque and thereby keeping in power the very regime that abuses their rights and conspires to steal from them.”

This isn’t a partisan issue. There are plenty of Republican-led governments doing the exact same thing to abscond with the citizens’ property without due process. Greedy and lawless politicians unfortunately transcend party lines.


43 posted on 08/02/2018 11:58:56 AM PDT by Boogieman
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To: MeganC

I’ve read horror stories about people having their life savings or money from their business taken. Just absolutely terrifying.


44 posted on 08/02/2018 11:59:16 AM PDT by leaning conservative (snow coming, school cancelled, yayyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!)
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To: MeganC

This is a big deal. Declaring that it’s wrong because they steal from you and then demand that you prove your innocence to get it back strikes at the heart of Civil Asset Theft. The lawyers say they’ll use this decision as precedent everywhere.


45 posted on 08/02/2018 11:59:20 AM PDT by jiggyboy (Ten percent of poll respondents are either lying or insane)
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To: robowombat
The state police operating west of Lake Charles frequently stopped expensive autos on I-12 for no real reason (’Sir your car was wobbling. That could indicate narcotics hidden in special compartments. We are going to take your car for a through examination at the police garage.)

A county in Illinois (do I need to say that it was close to Chicago?) ran a similar scheme for while not too long ago. All out of state drivers, most pulled over for 2-4 MPH over in a 65 or 70 zone, all shook down for money or drugs or the car itself.

https://madisonrecord.com/stories/511386928-towne-sued-by-15-out-of-staters-arrested-by-safe-long-list-of-officials-who-participated-in-seizures-also-named

46 posted on 08/02/2018 12:06:21 PM PDT by jiggyboy (Ten percent of poll respondents are either lying or insane)
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To: Bonemaker
Sessions is not going to like this.

No he's not. He's a big fan of asset forfeiture.

47 posted on 08/02/2018 12:07:52 PM PDT by zeugma (Power without accountability is fertilizer for tyranny.)
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To: cuban leaf

“... small towns ripping people off in Georgia got so bad that they passed a law preventing small towns from writing tickets for going less than ten over.”

I recall that the Georgia State Patrol requires local LEOs who use radar guns limit ticketing to drivers going +10 MPH over the posted speed limit. Also, the GSP itself will not ticket drivers going less than 10 MPH over the limit. Finally, small towns in Georgia must not make more than a certain percentage (maybe 50% ?) of total town revenue from traffic tickets or they will have their radar certifications pulled. It was the last item that greatly reduced the number of small-town speed traps, but there are still a few notorious ones in existence.


48 posted on 08/02/2018 12:16:20 PM PDT by riverdawg
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To: DanielRedfoot

60. He said he wasn’t allowed to campaign in Alaska and Hawaii, he’d been to 57 and had one left to go.


49 posted on 08/02/2018 12:18:12 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: VRWCarea51
Does Guam count if to many people arrive to vote and it tips over?

Only on odd days...

50 posted on 08/02/2018 12:21:23 PM PDT by IYAS9YAS (There are two kinds of people: Those who can extrapolate from incomplete data.)
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To: All

Obama 57 states video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpGH02DtIws

Been to 57, not allowed to go to Alaska nor Hawaii and 1 left to go.

Obama’s 60 states.


51 posted on 08/02/2018 12:39:29 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: MeganC

New Mexico. A beautiful state, but $h!thole politically.


52 posted on 08/02/2018 12:41:38 PM PDT by SgtHooper (If you remember the 60's, YOU WEREN'T THERE!)
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To: 2harddrive

Yeh BB!! Thx! ;-)


53 posted on 08/02/2018 12:46:49 PM PDT by SgtHooper (If you remember the 60's, YOU WEREN'T THERE!)
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To: vette6387

Jeffy will get right on that. =zzzzzzzzzzzzzz


54 posted on 08/02/2018 12:48:53 PM PDT by SgtHooper (If you remember the 60's, YOU WEREN'T THERE!)
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To: cuban leaf

We can no longer drive on major interstates without seeing the police/sheriffs/troopers lined up every ten miles, even when it’s not a holiday weekend. It won’t be long until TSA is lining the roads too, since no one cared that they started lining the airports, trains, and sporting events.

We avoid all armed fed goons, e.g. in the national parks. It’s just not a good idea to talk to any LEOs anymore. I wouldn’t call them for anything, especially after they gunned down one of my parents’ neighbors, a nice, young gentleman.


55 posted on 08/02/2018 1:14:35 PM PDT by Borax Queen (Who is John Galt? President Trump.)
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To: Borax Queen

I carry in my car. I see the cops as “secretaries with guns”. There are two reasons for calling them:
1. I’m outgunned and it’s a semi-static situation.
2. The event is over and someone needs to take down names and collect evidence.


56 posted on 08/02/2018 1:21:15 PM PDT by cuban leaf (The US will not survive the obama presidency. The world may not either.)
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To: cuban leaf

Ditto about carrying (we’re in AZ).

Those are good reasons that you listed. Tucson PD won’t come out anymore for anything, always whining about budget cuts, so there’s no point in calling them here. Well, they show up when they might get some action and get to kill a dog or a person.


57 posted on 08/02/2018 1:35:36 PM PDT by Borax Queen (Who is John Galt? President Trump.)
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To: MeganC

58 posted on 08/02/2018 1:39:29 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You cannot invade the mainland US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
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To: MeganC
The only possible good cops on the APD are the ones who never performed one of these illegal seizure/robberies.

Some of them commit armed robbery under color of law. The rest conspire with them to cover up the crimes. It's called "aiding and abetting", and "accessory before and after the fact".

They ALL belong in prison.

59 posted on 08/02/2018 1:43:30 PM PDT by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: NorthMountain

Well, I have to agree. The APD is undeniably engaged in racketeering and larceny and like any other such criminal organization there are no innocents.

The worst of them committed the crimes and the least worst failed to do anything about it.

You’re correct that all of them utterly deserve to be in prison.


60 posted on 08/02/2018 1:53:27 PM PDT by MeganC (There is nothing feminine about feminism.)
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