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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.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; US: Wisconsin
KEYWORDS: reform
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1 posted on 04/06/2018 2:56:32 PM PDT by tkocur
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To: tkocur

Nice, but still not going far enough.


2 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.)
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To: tkocur

Duck Attorney General Jeff Sessions


3 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)
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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.”
4 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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Democrats Outraged!


5 posted on 04/06/2018 3:05:54 PM PDT by dsrtsage (For Leftists, World History starts every day at breakfast)
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To: tkocur

So, if the 4th amendment is not enough, what makes anyone think that the other 9 are sufficient to protect anything?


6 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)
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To: tkocur

Govt thieves got stuffed.


7 posted on 04/06/2018 3:10:21 PM PDT by Ken H (Best election ever!)
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To: tkocur

Sessions is on the wrong side of this issue.


8 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.)
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To: tkocur

But now they can take your guns...


9 posted on 04/06/2018 3:13:34 PM PDT by Skywise
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To: tkocur

Third-world countries do this routinely. Welcome to the modern age.


10 posted on 04/06/2018 3:13:39 PM PDT by USMCPOP (Father of LCpl. Karl Linn, KIA 1/26/2005 Al Haqlaniyah, Iraq)
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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.


11 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.)
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To: dsrtsage

Pretty sure that Democrats are against the police/government stealing your stuff. This is a “processes” that enrages everybody, left or right.


12 posted on 04/06/2018 3:14:35 PM PDT by tkocur
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To: tkocur

Logic and rights are a wonderful thing.


13 posted on 04/06/2018 3:19:57 PM PDT by Vaduz (women and children to be impacIQ of chimpsted the most.)
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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.


14 posted on 04/06/2018 3:29:15 PM PDT by Sasparilla ( I'm Not Tired of Winning)
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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.

15 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.)
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To: tkocur

The Fifth Amendment. Sadly, not enough?


16 posted on 04/06/2018 3:36:00 PM PDT by onedoug
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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.

17 posted on 04/06/2018 3:46:41 PM PDT by SeeSharp
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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.

18 posted on 04/06/2018 3:54:58 PM PDT by Gunslingr3
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To: tkocur

What a concept! Don’t tell Sessions...he’ll get pissed.


19 posted on 04/06/2018 3:57:06 PM PDT by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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To: libertylover

Yes, Dems hate it too, but maybe for different reasons than conservatives. The Dems additionally claim that it disproportionately targets minorities and poor people.

https://www.google.com/search?q=%22civil+asset+forfeiture%22+democrat&rlz=1C1AOHY_enUS710US711&oq=%22civil+asset+forfeiture%22+democrat&aqs=chrome..69i57.10112j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8


20 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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