Civil Forfieture. WTF.

[Denbrought]

UNANIMOUS. I feel like that should be pointed out.

Also nice of Roberts to assign this opinion to RBG, since it's likely to be a very important/lasting case to have in your legacy.

On the not so bright side, Thomas' (per his concurrence) would've limited this protection to U.S. citizens. Weirdo gonna weird, as usual.

 

[PatrThom]

UNANIMOUS. I feel like that should be pointed out.

Done.

--Patrick

 

[Krisken]

Also nice of Roberts to assign this opinion to RBG, since it's likely to be a very important/lasting case to have in your legacy.

On the not so bright side, Thomas' (per his concurrence) would've limited this protection to U.S. citizens. Weirdo gonna weird, as usual.

Did the weird alien on the court write something about that?

 

[Krisken]

Oh please, Den, like you haven't considered Thomas might be an alien invader from outer space.

 

[Denbrought]

Oh please, Den, like you haven't considered Thomas might be an alien invader from outer space.

Oh, yes. I was thinking you were talking about a different justice, since I was already specifically mentioning him.

His opinions on jurisprudence truly are out of this world.

 

[PatrThom]

Crossposted from @Krisken 's post in the political thread:



Nathan also links to this site which has recent grades for each state on their forfeiture policies.
Spoiler alert: If you live anywhere other than NM you might want to think twice before carrying large sums of cash on your person.

--Patrick

 

[Krisken]

The real reason to not carry large amounts of cash isn't threat of robbers, but threat of police.

 

[PatrThom]

(Link to threadreader unfURL of entire thread here)

I always thought that CAF was something done mainly to confiscate large sums or big-ticket items, didn't realize it was also used to treat poor people like wandering ATM NPCs.

--Patrick

 

[PatrThom]

New Orleans shoeshine man wins legal battle over $30,000 seized by DEA agents

“What happened to me should never happen to anybody in this world,” said Kermit Warren, who had his life savings confiscated at the airport in Columbus, Ohio.

www.nbcnews.com

Good.

--Patrick

 

[Squidleybits]

I can’t believe that this can happen. I also am somewhat shocked that someone would travel with that much cash, but that shouldn’t allow this to happen.

I’m glad he got his money back. I fear that his is a rare win.

 

[figmentPez]

At least somewhat related:


Cops destroy stolen goods rather than have to go through the difficulty of returning it to the owners, or account for anything valuable.

 

[PatrThom]

Yeah they got lucky. That got REAL lucky.
That power bank is obviously very durable.

--Patrick

 

[DarkAudit]

REDACTED. @Krisken posted the same thing further up the page. It's just trending again. (Cops taking more of your stuff than burglars did.)

 

[Krisken]

REDACTED. @Krisken posted the same thing further up the page. It's just trending again. (Cops taking more of your stuff than burglars did.)

The reminder doesn't hurt.

 

[Krisken]

This is why it is trending again.

 

[figmentPez]

Boston Police Bought Spy Tech With a Pot of Money Hidden From the Public

They used the money from civil forfeiture to buy a "stingray" celltower spoofing device. This was largely hidden from the public because the city council has no control over how seized money is used, it is not considered part of the police budget, but they still get to spend it as they please.

 

[GasBandit]

In case you guys were wondering, the cops are still stealing more things from citizens than criminals are... unless you count wage theft

 

[figmentPez]

Sex Crime Victim Denied $69,000 Settlement Because Cops Seized Her Abuser's Cash Through Civil Forfeiture

A man abused a 5 year-old girl, who is now a teenager, and eventually pled guilty to multiple sex crimes. The victim won a civil lawsuit against him, but hasn't seen a dime of the money because police seized the money, and the government won't give it to her.

 

[GasBandit]