Re:Stop-And-Seize Turns Police into Self-Funding Gangs
by StavrosK on Friday November 13, 2015 @12:00PM
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Isn't the money innocent until proven guilty?
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Re:Stop-And-Seize Turns Police into Self-Funding Gangs
by electic on Friday November 13, 2015 @12:37PM
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No. That is the thing. The money is guilty of being dirty until the money's owner proves otherwise. Usually two things happen:
1. The owner decides it is not worth the hassle. 2. The government usually settles bogus seizes because they don't want case law building up over this subject.
Re:Stop-And-Seize Turns Police into Self-Funding Gangs
by gnopgnip on Friday November 13, 2015 @03:17PM
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You can be the rap but you can't beat the ride. The money is confiscated because the police think it was ill gotten. If you doubt they have enough proof you can bring that up at the trial.