[tpaine]

-- drug-sniffing dog found a strong odor of narcotics inside the car
-- no drugs were found
-- the two men weren't charged with a crime
-- the officers kept the money

This country is beginning to resemble a banana republic.


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Complete with sleazy 'law' spouting wannabe 'law enforcers', eager to get in on the forfeiture action.

[tacticalogic]

Complete with sleazy 'law' spouting wannabe 'law enforcers', eager to get in on the forfeiture action.

And bureaucrats who are already in on it, if only indirectly. There's a distinct line between support and opposition to these forfeiture laws, according the direction the money's going.