Posted on 02/06/2014 10:34:43 AM PST by Altariel
Cops can be bums.
That’s larceny under color of authority.I hope this guy takes that cop and his department to the cleaners.
These violations of the Constitution have to stop,and it’s up to the courts to stop them hard.
True, but an authority overreach that needs to be slapped down, doesn't justify killing an entire program.
True, but an authority overreach that needs to be slapped down, doesn't justify killing an entire program.
Wow, that's some cracker jack lawyer the guy has. Several similar cases...ya think?
Simple. They bring a dog over, trained to react to small signals by the handler, indicating a “hit” for drugs, they then impound the car and get a warrant, based on the dog’s “evidence”. . .
“If I was ever carrying 50 grand in cash at one time, then yeah, I’d be nervous.”
Especially is you were doing 78 in a 75 in Humbolt County.
Asset forfeiture for fun and profit(and show who's boss)
911 Operator: “What is the nature of your emergency?
Citizen: “There’s a man standing next to my car with a gun yelling at me to get out. He smells like alcohol, and he seems out of control. I am in fear for my life.”
The entire program was created for the purpose of justifying authority overreach.
Thanks for the education. Now I know.
They’ll test the cash for exposure to drugs and of course they’ll find something. Say, “Bye, bye cash.”
We only have the word of the cop that the car smelled of marijuana, but we do know no drugs were found. I expect the driver would be argumentative when the cop decided to take his money. I certainly wouldn’t have said, “Sure, take all my money and have a good day.”
I guess the cop turned all $5,000 of it to the DA.
You mean $50,000.
Please understand, my exasperation is not directed at you or the OP, it’s reserved for the reporter who apparently just crawled out from under a rock.
Google “Donald Scott Malibu Ranch” if you ever want to get really disgusted by where asset forfeiture has taken us.
Sorry to say this, but all this “asset forfeiture” cr*p long predates Obama and was probably quite bi-partisan in its origins.
Anything over 10 K they can take it.
...a large amount of cash has a smell too. Sorry, so there’s “a smell”, cop says it was marijuana....not buying it. If there’s no arrest this is theft plain and simple.
a little lost in the inventory process.
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