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Re:Police use new device to seize money in bank accounts or ... by jsprogrammer on Wednesday June 08, 2016 @01:53PM (#11864118)
Highwaymen don't go away, they just get new uniforms and tools.

Particularly egregious is Lt. Vincent's take:

>"If you can prove can[sic] prove[sic] that you have a legitimate reason to have that money it will be given back to you. And we've done that in the past," Vincent said about any money seized.

Re:Police use new device to seize money in bank accounts or ... by sametmax on Wednesday June 08, 2016 @02:03PM (#11864186)
Another polite way of stating "guilty until proven innocent" with the added twist of "punished in any case". That is seriously messed up.
Re:Police use new device to seize money in bank accounts or ... by xviia on Wednesday June 08, 2016 @04:41PM (#11865473)
In other words, "if we think you could sue us and set a precedent, we will give you your money back. But if you're poor, we won't respond to your phone calls."