Stop-And-Seize Turns Police into Self-Funding Gangs

Re:Stop-And-Seize Turns Police into Self-Funding Gangs by asmithmd1 on Friday November 13, 2015 @12:54PM (#10561207)

Adding interest to the seized money is not enough. In anti-trust cases the US law is that damages are tripled to provide a deterrent to large companies trying to stifle competition from small companies. Why not have the same law in place here, if by some miracle a victim is able to prove their money is innocent they would get triple their money from the police.

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Re:Stop-And-Seize Turns Police into Self-Funding Gangs by MCRed on Friday November 13, 2015 @01:00PM (#10561250)

Treble damages is not enough.

The police and everyone involved in the seizure belongs in jail for the term appropriate under Grand Theft statutes.

Though I think there is a case that since they are government officials, the sentences should are trebled.

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Re:Stop-And-Seize Turns Police into Self-Funding Gangs by harryh on Friday November 13, 2015 @12:55PM (#10561218)

Because the police haven't broken any laws and those guilty of anti-trust violations have.

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