What can I say...this article leaves me speechless!!!!!!
We are told to trust Law Enforcement, we teach our children that the policemen is your friend, unless you are black.
As a former Police Officer all I can say is that you will see more of this in the future, and it will not be restricted to blacks.
Once the motorists were detained, the police and the local Shelby County district attorney quickly drew up legal papers presenting them with an option: waive their rights to their cash and property or face felony charges for crimes such as money laundering—and the prospect of having to hire a lawyer and return to Shelby County multiple times to attend court sessions to contest the charges.
The process apparently is so routine in Tenaha that Guillory discovered pre-signed and pre-notarized police affidavits with blank spaces left for an officer to describe the property being seized.
Sorry about the bold italics, I'm at work and was rushing.
Highway robbery? Texas police seize black motorists' cash, cars -- chicagotribune.com
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