[Eagle Eye]

But I understand, human beings aren't perfect creatures and that includes members of law enforcement and officials of the criminal justice system. Mistakes are made every day in this world. If an American citizen, believes their rights have been trampled on, they have every right, under law, to have their case addressed through the legal system. get a lawyer and present your case.

With asset forfeiture laws we are not talking about rogue cops on the take, but the LEGAL systematic trashing of the 4th amendment by allowing LEO's to simply take cash and property if it might have been involved with drugs or money laundering. Citizens must then petition the government for the return of their property and prove that it was not obtained illegally. That's right, they have to prove their innoccence.

It is illegal to carry $10,000 or more into a train station or airport and the money can be taken on the spot without charges placed on the individual. This is not hypothetical, it happens.

[BluesDuke]

Citizens must then petition the government for the return of their property and prove that it was not obtained illegally. That's right, they have to prove their innoccence.

And, if and when they do, there are those instances in which they have to spend more time getting any fraction of their confiscated property back than they might have spent proving their innocence.

It is illegal to carry $10,000 or more into a train station or airport and the money can be taken on the spot without charges placed on the individual. This is not hypothetical, it happens.

Please. I've known of places where carrying more than $200 in cash could get you into trouble on suspicion of drug activity.