Armed Polite Society
Main Forums => The Roundtable => Topic started by: MechAg94 on February 02, 2019, 03:50:44 PM
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https://amp.usatoday.com/amp/2716045002?__twitter_impression=true
Article on asset forfeiture seizures by police in South Carolina (in general, not a specific case). Same thing I have seen written about in other states.
This yielded a clear picture of what is happening: Police are systematically seizing cash and property — many times from people who aren’t guilty of a crime — netting millions of dollars each year. South Carolina law enforcement profits from this policing tactic: The bulk of the money ends up in its possession.
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I can't wait for a Federal law making this illegal, and I can only hope penalties include jail time. I'm sure I'll be holding my breath a long time though.
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I can't wait for a Federal law making this illegal, and I can only hope penalties include jail time. I'm sure I'll be holding my breath a long time though.
The problem is that the feds are actively aiding and abetting it at this time. Some states have made this illegal under state law. The police response was to start "partnering" with the FBI. The FBI takes 10%, and gives the rest back to the local police It's all federal, so state law doesn't apply.
They were starting to limit the federal programs when Jeff Sessions, known anti-drug crusader, was appointed and flipped everything, opening the program right back up.
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I'm surprised there haven't been . . . reprisals . . . from any of their victims yet. Maybe we're really a lot more peaceful as a society than some people think.
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1 word: "KillDozer"
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This does not give me warm fuzzies about moving there, but I understand this is a nationwide problem.
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This does not give me warm fuzzies about moving there, but I understand this is a nationwide problem.
Yep, nationwide. And it appears that of all 50 states, South Kleptolina might just be the worst. ;/
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Yep, nationwide. And it appears that of all 50 states, South Kleptolina might just be the worst. ;/
Don’t make that bet just yet...
https://newsok.com/article/3864488/oklahoma-da-halts-i-40-drug-stops-after-criticism
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Don’t make that bet just yet...
https://newsok.com/article/3864488/oklahoma-da-halts-i-40-drug-stops-after-criticism
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That was almost 6 years ago. I only vaguely remember hearing about it and IIRC it was mostly just allowed to fade away and be forgotten.
That … at least gives the appearance that these seizures are done for profit and not to protect the citizens,” he said.
FTFY
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Don’t make that bet just yet...
https://newsok.com/article/3864488/oklahoma-da-halts-i-40-drug-stops-after-criticism
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Kinda had this in mind from the USA today article ( https://amp.usatoday.com/amp/2716045002?__twitter_impression=true (https://amp.usatoday.com/amp/2716045002?__twitter_impression=true) ): In many other places, changes are being made: 29 states have taken steps to reform their forfeiture process. Fifteen states now require a criminal conviction before property can be forfeited, according to the Institute for Justice, a non-profit libertarian law firm.
South Carolina lawmakers have crafted reform bills in recent General Assembly sessions, but none of the efforts made it out of committee.
To critics, South Carolina is the poster child for the injustice inherent in the for-profit civil forfeiture system, said Louis Rulli, a law expert at the University of Pennsylvania.
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I-10 across South Louisiana is a cash cow for that carp as well...
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I-10 across South Louisiana is a cash cow for that carp as well...
That is the source of most of the stories I have heard. Maybe just closer.
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Armed robbery. :mad:
Why hasn't the Supreme Court stopped this yet?