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Post by theBROKEdontrump on May 12, 2024 16:33:43 GMT
Is the government just taking people's things for fun? Often, yes. There have been many exposes in recent years of police departments that are notorious for just taking people's shit without any proof of wrongdoing, including seizing cars, cash, jewelry, etc. I remember one Texas town was taking so much stuff that they were having a hard time spending the money because the law only allows them to spend the seized money on certain things, so they were throwing town barbecues and shit. Sounds to me like that should be enough to enact legislation to prevent that sort of thing. The SC ruled that it was acceptable...is that the same as it being MANDATORY or that legislation cannot be passed to bar or change the practice? Because it seems to me the priority of this court is to make anything and everything subject to locally passed legislation.... Any lawyers want to answer that question? Besides, we all know the primary victims of this are going to be black people in the inner cities anway. Cop 1: That's a nice seven series that n#$@#% is driving. Cop 2: He's got a white girl with him. They are probably here looking for drugs. Or they might have some. Cop 1: My daughter would look good in that car when I pick it up for 1/4 the price at auction. Cop 2: (grinning) Let's light 'em up. *pulls the BMW driver over*
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Post by kuatorises on May 12, 2024 17:48:05 GMT
Stopped to talk to his friend, LOL. Get the fuck out of here.
You and the dirtbag OP are trying to prove the point cops are just robbing people for their own personal gain (on a widespread level). Property seized in suspected crimes does the opposite of proving your point. I'm sure dirty cops do rob people, you're just doing a really shitty job proving this is a huge problem.
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Post by mikemonger on May 12, 2024 20:12:36 GMT
Stopped to talk to his friend, LOL. Get the fuck out of here.
You and the dirtbag OP are trying to prove the point cops are just robbing people for their own personal gain (on a widespread level). Property seized in suspected crimes does the opposite of proving your point. I'm sure dirty cops do rob people, you're just doing a really shitty job proving this is a huge problem.
So it's a crime to carry around empty ziplock bags WITH NO DRUG RESIDUE ON THEM. Got it.
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Post by Deleted on May 12, 2024 21:31:09 GMT
SC law enforcement have made a game of it. Every year they have a convention to award prizes to departments that seized the most money. They offer memorabilia it's convention like. A lot of the time it's in Spartenberg and they call the push to do Civil Forfeitures "Highway Blitzes" Also about 1/5 people who have had cash/property seized were never charged with a crime or given a ticket. It's not a Criminal proceeding it's civil so they either have to hire their own attorney or try to navigate the system themselves. Meaning they've flipped it to Guilty until Proved innocent. And it's a very important revenue stream for Departments. A lot of the secondary and tertiary programs are funded from Civil Forfeiture Revenue... like K-9, Swat, etc. So the departments have an active interest to keep the money flowing. An idea to help take down kingpins and traffickers (a good idea) are now going after customers or anyone deemed suspicious who have cash on them. We aren't talking about millions at one pop being seized here but lots of 100's-10,000s being seized at traffic stops, bars, etc. Again making it guilty until proven innocent.
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