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Old 04-12-2015, 02:05 PM
 
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After watching the documentary Every day, more people agree that the U.S. War on Drugs has failed… | The House I Live In, one thing that always stuck with me was the New Mexico Sheriff, while sitting in his patrol car talking to the author, pointed out the spot where he seized a $110,000 RV under the forfeiture laws, one of many seizures he has made. He said, "I got to keep $25,000 of it. It is what paid for this patrol car".

Well, a blow has been struck:

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/11/us...ture.html?_r=0

Let's hope others follow suit, in order to avoid more stuff like this:

Parents’ house seized after son caught with drugs | KFOR.com
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Old 04-12-2015, 02:10 PM
 
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Posted about this the other night, it's certainly a step in the right direction.

//www.city-data.com/forum/39176543-post87.html in this thread
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Old 04-12-2015, 02:14 PM
 
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Posted about this the other night, it's certainly a step in the right direction.

//www.city-data.com/forum/39176543-post87.html in this thread
Sorry, didn't see that. But this policy of providing incredible profit incentives to law enforcement agencies, which has resulted in such massive levels of corruption, I believe deserves its own thread.
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Old 04-12-2015, 02:16 PM
 
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Sorry, didn't see that. But this policy of providing incredible profit incentives to law enforcement agencies, which has resulted in such massive levels of corruption, I believe deserves its own thread.
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Old 04-12-2015, 02:19 PM
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I think at this point they are just trying to keep things the same so they don't have to go to prisoners and say "law has changed, you're free to leave", after spending 10 years in prison for drug possession. I'm pretty sure it would spark a large backlash and possible lawsuits.
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Old 04-12-2015, 02:28 PM
 
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I think at this point they are just trying to keep things the same so they don't have to go to prisoners and say "law has changed, you're free to leave", after spending 10 years in prison for drug possession. I'm pretty sure it would spark a large backlash and possible lawsuits.
I've always thought that was the main reason the federal government has been dragging its feet concerning cannabis law reform. They may be thinking that if they hold off, more and more states will legalize it, so that way it will get to the point that the feds have no choice but to legalize it also.

By dragging their feet this way, they can hide behind the excuse of "We're not saying we believe it is the right thing to do, and we're not excusing people who have broken the law in the past, we are just doing this because it is what the majority of the states wants". That way they may be able to avoid lawsuits from all the people they have harmed.

Not to mention the fact that it gives them an out from having to say "We were wrong."
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Old 04-12-2015, 02:33 PM
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I've always thought that was the main reason the federal government has been dragging its feet concerning cannabis law reform. They may be thinking that if they hold off, more and more states will legalize it, so that way it will get to the point that the feds have no choice but to legalize it also.

By dragging their feet this way, they can hide behind the excuse of "We're not saying we believe it is the right thing to do, and we're not excusing people who have broken the law in the past, we are just doing this because it is what the majority of the states wants". That way they may be able to avoid lawsuits from all the people they have harmed.

Not to mention the fact that it gives them an out from having to say "We were wrong."
Precisely.
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Old 04-12-2015, 09:17 PM
 
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I think at this point they are just trying to keep things the same so they don't have to go to prisoners and say "law has changed, you're free to leave", after spending 10 years in prison for drug possession. I'm pretty sure it would spark a large backlash and possible lawsuits.
It'd be nice if we lived in a world where that happened, but barring a pardon or parole you'd still have to serve the rest of the sentence.
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