Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
Good links. I will read through them later. Thanks. There are several similar ones in my thread (just look for the angry red face on the left) as well.
Unfortunately, what I've found is most people just don't care.
I-10 through south Louisiana is a prime example of people pulled over, cars and cash confiscated with no evidence of a crime.
Texas makes millions a year through confiscations. One of the biggest. Now, if they grab it when getting a bunch of drugs, that is one thing. But not always the situation.
Police are a lot like politicians - power hungry thugs who will try to get away with as much as they can. How is it these thugs are allowed to get away with violating our civil rights with such regularity and impunity? How does this happen in a democratic society? Civilian review boards should be MANDATORY to remind these thugs they work for US; we don't work for them. We pay their salary. They are OUR employees.
Well, what do you think? Cops shoot an unarmed black kid who had his hands up in the air then when citizens expressed their outrage the paramilitary thugs show up in tanks and battle gear and attack the press and everyone else.
Well, what do you think? Cops shoot an unarmed black kid who had his hands up in the air then when citizens expressed their outrage the paramilitary thugs show up in tanks and battle gear and attack the press and everyone else.
Yes, but this thread is about police stealing cash from motorists, using the logic that anyone carrying a large sum of money is obviously a drug dealer or mule. Usually these cases are with normal uniformed cops.
The paramilitary SWAT overreaction in Ferguson and in general across the USA, while a valid topic on its own, has nothing to do with this.
Back on topic...
This has been going on for years. Run a google search for "policing for profit in [your state here]". In addition to the standard paranoia-laced articles on conspiracy sites, most people are amazed at the number of articles and videos on this subject from legitimate news sources. Countless tales of police stealing from people carrying cash to buy a used car, or getting a loan from a friend/relative, or just because they don't trust the thieves in the banking system. And, also, drug dealers and mules.
The fact that as much as 90% of US currency has traces of drug residue (enough to trigger an alert from a drug dog) means that any found cash can be seized. Or use Snopes as a reference if you prefer. The worst part is our ridiculous laws require that the citizens must sue to get the money back. And the burden of proof is on the citizen to prove they aren't drug dealers/mules.
This is worst than Gestapo. I say this because America is supposed to be the free country that others look up to.
How free are we really?
Not free at all. A free country doesn't have the #1 prison population.
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
