Posted on 09/28/2006 5:44:38 PM PDT by elkfersupper
Fabulous.
Ping.
Fixed it.
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Why even bother with cash anymore? Some punk cop decides he want to confiscate your cash, there's nothing you can do about it. No drugs? No problem!
Why would you buy a house for cash? Why not write a check?
I think it was Dateline that showed an old black man that was traveling, that lost a little over $800.00 because the law thought it was too much cash for a guy like him to have.
This country is beginning to resemble a banana republic.
I've recently read another ,similar post on here about this. Its disturbing that your money can be confiscated on a dogs opinion. Even if these guys are suspicious,taking thier money and not charging them with anything? Could it be a corrupt police department?
Knowing that there are some things we know about the guys carrying the cash.
I agree with everything but "beginning to resemble".
And the dog was able to testify as to the strength of this odor exactly how? Stupid journalists, evil law, injustice abounds.
Well said.
Federal Appeals Court: Driving With Money is a CrimeEighth Circuit Appeals Court ruling says police may seize cash from motorists even in the absence of any evidence that a crime has been committed.
A federal appeals court ruled yesterday that if a motorist is carrying large sums of money, it is automatically subject to confiscation. In the case entitled, "United States of America v. $124,700 in U.S. Currency," the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit took that amount of cash away from Emiliano Gomez Gonzolez, a man with a "lack of significant criminal history" neither accused nor convicted of any crime.
On May 28, 2003, a Nebraska state trooper signaled Gonzolez to pull over his rented Ford Taurus on Interstate 80. The trooper intended to issue a speeding ticket, but noticed the Gonzolez's name was not on the rental contract. The trooper then proceeded to question Gonzolez -- who did not speak English well -- and search the car. The trooper found a cooler containing $124,700 in cash, which he confiscated. A trained drug sniffing dog barked at the rental car and the cash. For the police, this was all the evidence needed to establish a drug crime that allows the force to keep the seized money.
Associates of Gonzolez testified in court that they had pooled their life savings to purchase a refrigerated truck to start a produce business....Source: US v. $124,700 (US Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, 8/19/2006)
All it would take is one experience like this, and even reasonable people would not be in the mood for another.
As someone who has at times had to drive around with large sums of (legit) money, saying "I'm not too thrilled about this" would be an understatement.
I don't know. But, if someone wants to buy a house with cash, they should be allowed to do so.
Yep, it's a blanket presumption of guilt and being penalized without their right to a trial.
I understand people being upset about this...but I sure hope you aren't saying this in ANY way justifies shooting a police officer. My partner is paralyzed from being shot after a "routine" traffic stop. Trust me, there is nothing routine about any traffic stop.
They stole those guys money pure and simple.
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