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In Wisconsin, authorities now have to convict you of a crime before they can take your cash
The Washington Post ^
| 5 April 2018
| Christopher Ingraham
Posted on 04/06/2018 2:56:32 PM PDT by tkocur
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) signed into law a forfeiture reform bill last week that will require law enforcement officials to obtain a criminal conviction before permanently taking a person's cash or property, making Wisconsin the 15th state to do so.
The law is intended to address the controversial practice of civil asset forfeiture, a common legal maneuver that allows police to seize and keep cash, real estate and other property from people suspected of criminal activity, regardless of whether those people are convicted.
Defenders of civil forfeiture, including Attorney General Jeff Sessions, maintain that it's a valuable law enforcement tool that allows authorities to seize the ill-gotten gains of criminals who are difficult to apprehend and convict, such as the leaders of international drug cartels.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; US: Wisconsin
KEYWORDS: reform
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posted on
04/06/2018 2:56:32 PM PDT
by
tkocur
To: tkocur
Nice, but still not going far enough.
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posted on
04/06/2018 3:01:20 PM PDT
by
ConservativeMind
(Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
To: tkocur
Duck Attorney General Jeff Sessions
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posted on
04/06/2018 3:01:58 PM PDT
by
DariusBane
(Liberty and Risk. Flip sides of the same coin. So how much risk will YOU accept? Vive Deo et Vives)
To: ConservativeMind
I wonder if this means everyone convicted of a crime can now have their assets taken? What are the limits? A traffic ticket can lead to a conviction.
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posted on
04/06/2018 3:05:27 PM PDT
by
ConservativeMind
(Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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posted on
04/06/2018 3:05:54 PM PDT
by
dsrtsage
(For Leftists, World History starts every day at breakfast)
To: tkocur
So, if the 4th amendment is not enough, what makes anyone think that the other 9 are sufficient to protect anything?
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posted on
04/06/2018 3:09:35 PM PDT
by
Sopater
(Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? - Matthew 20:15a)
To: tkocur
Govt thieves got stuffed.
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posted on
04/06/2018 3:10:21 PM PDT
by
Ken H
(Best election ever!)
To: tkocur
Sessions is on the wrong side of this issue.
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posted on
04/06/2018 3:13:19 PM PDT
by
marktwain
(President Trump and his supporters are the Resistance. His opponents are the Reactionaries.)
To: tkocur
But now they can take your guns...
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posted on
04/06/2018 3:13:34 PM PDT
by
Skywise
To: tkocur
Third-world countries do this routinely. Welcome to the modern age.
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posted on
04/06/2018 3:13:39 PM PDT
by
USMCPOP
(Father of LCpl. Karl Linn, KIA 1/26/2005 Al Haqlaniyah, Iraq)
To: ConservativeMind
I wonder if this means everyone convicted of a crime can now have their assets taken? What are the limits? A traffic ticket can lead to a conviction.
That has always been the case. The limits are spelled out in the law. They are called fines and penalties.
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posted on
04/06/2018 3:14:19 PM PDT
by
marktwain
(President Trump and his supporters are the Resistance. His opponents are the Reactionaries.)
To: dsrtsage
Pretty sure that Democrats are against the police/government stealing your stuff. This is a “processes” that enrages everybody, left or right.
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posted on
04/06/2018 3:14:35 PM PDT
by
tkocur
To: tkocur
Logic and rights are a wonderful thing.
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posted on
04/06/2018 3:19:57 PM PDT
by
Vaduz
(women and children to be impacIQ of chimpsted the most.)
To: ConservativeMind
...What are the limits?...
Essentially, the property and other assets gained from a crime or money used to further it.
Obviously, you gain nothing from at traffic ticket.
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posted on
04/06/2018 3:29:15 PM PDT
by
Sasparilla
( I'm Not Tired of Winning)
To: tkocur
Pretty sure that Democrats are against the police/government stealing your stuff. This is a processes that enrages everybody, left or right. Really? I've never heard of a Democrat being against this money grab, only conservatives.
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posted on
04/06/2018 3:30:16 PM PDT
by
libertylover
(If people come here legally, they're immigrants; if they come here illegally, they're invaders.)
To: tkocur
The Fifth Amendment. Sadly, not enough?
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posted on
04/06/2018 3:36:00 PM PDT
by
onedoug
To: libertylover
Really? I've never heard of a Democrat being against this money grab, only conservatives. Hate to say it, but it was a Republican president, Ronald Regan, who first proposed this practiced and eventually signed the bill onto law. This all began with the so-called Drug Kingpin Act.
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posted on
04/06/2018 3:46:41 PM PDT
by
SeeSharp
To: tkocur
Pretty sure that Democrats are against the police/government stealing your stuff. Democrats only want the government to steal your stuff if you earned it.
To: tkocur
What a concept! Don’t tell Sessions...he’ll get pissed.
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posted on
04/06/2018 3:57:06 PM PDT
by
Bonemaker
(invictus maneo)
To: libertylover
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posted on
04/06/2018 4:00:14 PM PDT
by
jiggyboy
(Ten percent of poll respondents are either lying or insane)
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