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Re:Cryptocurrency scams cost owners $7.7B in 2021, driven by... by nathanvanfleet on Thursday December 16, 2021 @12:04PM (#29580506)
Yes let's keep making weird incentives for law enforcement like asset forfeiture. I want police to be like an American ambulance and run my credit card before saving my life.
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Re:Cryptocurrency scams cost owners $7.7B in 2021, driven by... by JumpCrisscross on Thursday December 16, 2021 @12:23PM (#29580818)
> let's keep making weird incentives for law enforcement like asset forfeiture

I hate civil forfeiture. That’s why I specifically suggested the proceeds flow to the Treasury. Not the law enforcer’s budget.

There is also a world of difference between taking something you legally possess, and taking a cut of things returned to you at the expense of the public purse.

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Re:Cryptocurrency scams cost owners $7.7B in 2021, driven by... by zepto on Thursday December 16, 2021 @02:28PM (#29582657)
The shouldn’t flow to the treasury. They should go directly back to the public.
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Re:Cryptocurrency scams cost owners $7.7B in 2021, driven by... by dcist on Thursday December 16, 2021 @04:36PM (#29584272)
Where do you think the budget comes from?
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Re:Cryptocurrency scams cost owners $7.7B in 2021, driven by... by Joker_vD on Thursday December 16, 2021 @12:21PM (#29580773)
Probably even "instead" instead of "before": dead people don't complain (their relatives might though)
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