Re:Stop-And-Seize Turns Police into Self-Funding Gangs
by mc32 on Friday November 13, 2015 @11:27AM
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Didn't civil forfeiture take off as a way to counter the rise of drug monies making kingpins? If to a great degree it's true and simultaneously we're reëvaluating cannabis and society and reëxamining three strikes laws, etc., I would hope we also take a critical look at this shift in burden of proof transferred to the accused with the hope it goes back to the prosecution.
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Re:Stop-And-Seize Turns Police into Self-Funding Gangs
by acveilleux on Friday November 13, 2015 @11:58AM
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Yeah but policing is expensive, being tough on crime is popular (but mostly only with white republicans) and lowering or eliminating taxes is sacrosanct to republicans. Perfect combination for these kind of abuses.
As long as the victimized populaces doesn't vote for the politicians in power or is otherwise disenfranchised and poor, it's a great plan /s.
Re:Stop-And-Seize Turns Police into Self-Funding Gangs
by MCRed on Friday November 13, 2015 @01:16PM
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Biden is one of the architects of these abuses, and the Democrats elected him vice president-- twice. Plenty of blame to go around.
Re:Stop-And-Seize Turns Police into Self-Funding Gangs
by spacemanmatt on Saturday November 14, 2015 @07:20AM
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I blame the dearth of choices, not the voters. I think they voted for the best option they had.
Re:Stop-And-Seize Turns Police into Self-Funding Gangs
by mc32 on Friday November 13, 2015 @12:40PM
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I think would not paint anti crime with such a broad brush. Many times the places supporting toughness on crime are places with high crime rates. Many marginalized areas want _more_ policing, not less.
Also civil forfeiture usually ruffles conservatives as government overreach. Basically, toughness on crime came from many odd bedfellows.
For example, California popularized three strikes, a very liberal state.