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Re:A 64-year-old put his life savings in his carry-on, and U... by jboles on Friday June 01, 2018 @07:28PM (#17211425)
> What could the US learn from Canada on asset forfeiture? Canada does it too! How to do it better?

So does the UK, Australia, NZ, and many other countries. But somehow only the US has wannabe-military police rambo types doing it, to stock up their SWAT vans, machine guns and other gizmos. That does not exactly inspire confidence.

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Re:A 64-year-old put his life savings in his carry-on, and U... by JackCh on Friday June 01, 2018 @09:40PM (#17212120)
Personally I prefer that US police look ugly and militaristic when they do it, since that sort of poor PR will work against them in the long run. If they presented themselves with a peaceful and calm aesthetic, the problem of asset forfeiture would be that much harder to mobilize the public against.
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Re:A 64-year-old put his life savings in his carry-on, and U... by selectodude on Friday June 01, 2018 @09:38PM (#17212114)
https://reporter.anu.edu.au/files/styles/anu_full_920_518/pu...

Hey look, Aussie SWAT.

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Re:A 64-year-old put his life savings in his carry-on, and U... by jboles on Saturday June 02, 2018 @02:19PM (#17215677)
Not exactly just a phone call away though
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