It was even worse than this until (IIRC) the late congressman Henry Hyde sponsored a bill, passed into law, that most seizures must meet the highest evidentiary standard supported by civil law or else they will be annulled in court.
It is a police state. You can’t do a thing about it. Except turn to anarchy.
Some of us recognized this dangerous trend for what it is and where it would go a decade or two ago.
The War On Drugs is way a great way for police to get all kinds of seized goodies. In ______, a City employee would give tours of the evidence warehouses to other employees to pick and choose merchandise. The vice cops use confiscated cars to patrol undercover. All of the stuff is taken from people who have not yet been convicted of anything. Prohibition corrupts the entire system and gets in the way of managing serious crimes.
Police... City ... County ... State ... Federal Govt. ...
All PROFIT ( Gain Funds ) by regulating Freedom... Less Freedom ... More Money
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I’m seeing more tow trucks accompanying CHP cruisers along major highways in Silicon Valley than ever. They’re looking for cars with expired plates, which means lots of fees split between the towing company and the CHP.
Yeah, but it is done in the name of the War On Drugs, so it’s o.k.
“”The lowest-graded states overall, combining both poor laws and aggressive use of equitable sharing, are Georgia, Michigan, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia. Each received overall grades of D-.””
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