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Re:Police Can Seize and Sell Assets Even When the Owner Brok... by jMyles on Tuesday November 11, 2014 @03:43AM (#8588906)
> You are arrested and placed in a cage before any sort of due process has concluded.

Well, that's not really supposed to happen either.

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Re:Police Can Seize and Sell Assets Even When the Owner Brok... by rhino369 on Tuesday November 11, 2014 @11:42AM (#8590731)
Of course it is. The Bill of Rights contemplates bail, so obviously it wasn't considered a violation of due process to hold someone before trial.
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Re:Police Can Seize and Sell Assets Even When the Owner Brok... by jMyles on Tuesday November 11, 2014 @02:26PM (#8591646)
I'm sorry, I was unclear. I meant to suggest that the right to be free from excessive bail has been eroded as well.
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