Police use new device to seize money in bank accounts or on prepaid cards

Re:Police use new device to seize money in bank accounts or ... by khedoros on Wednesday June 08, 2016 @02:25PM (#11864380)

But you do end up with amusing case names like "United States v. $124,700 in U.S. Currency" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._$124,700_in_U...).

The currency is defined as the defendant in the case.

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Re:Police use new device to seize money in bank accounts or ... by mcbits on Wednesday June 08, 2016 @03:02PM (#11864687)

I feel like I'm living in the Matrix when I see things like this. There are people out there - lawyers and judges, who must be fairly smart to finish law school - who think "United States v. $124,700" makes perfect sense.

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Re:Police use new device to seize money in bank accounts or ... by sgnelson on Wednesday June 08, 2016 @05:36PM (#11865876)

I was told when I first started graduate school that it's not about how smart one is, but rather it's about perseverance, the ability to jump through bureaucratic hoops, bite your tongue and do what you're told.

I have come to believe this since I've met some incredibly brilliant PhD's, but I've also met some incredibly dumb PhD's.

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Re:Police use new device to seize money in bank accounts or ... by vacri on Wednesday June 08, 2016 @08:09PM (#11866716)

A PhD is more about elbow-grease than intellect. You do need some intellectual chops (in your field - you can be very naive outside it), but you need perseverance more than anything.

I've met some PhDs who would run rings around anyone in their niche, but would be (metaphorically) unable to tie their shoelaces by themselves.

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Re:Police use new device to seize money in bank accounts or ... by emn13 on Wednesday June 08, 2016 @03:43PM (#11865029)

Hey, if a corporation is a person...

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