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Haven’t we been hearing about the horrors of civil asset forfeiture for more than a decade? Why is this still happening? Is there any sizeable constituency for this? Does anyone think this is a good idea, other than the corrupt law enforcement officers who are benefiting?
It is slowly being fixed, however.
ETA: Yes, everyday you drive through this county you will see cops searching vehicles (usually out of state plates, CO/CA/IL the most obvious). Almost feel bad for legit people driving through I80 with out of state plates, but the's what happens when you have a low population state with a major thoroughfare. They have some really clever social engineering tactics too that a former worker of mine tipped me on.
Wait what? The police there is allowed to straight up rob civilians their cash? Why?
Wait what? The police there is allowed to straight up rob civilians their cash? Why?
It's unjust, but many of the victims are actual criminals and so nothing is done.
When you use a bank account, all transactions over $10,000 are reported to the IRS.
Haven’t we been hearing about the horrors of civil asset forfeiture for more than a decade? Why is this still happening? Is there any sizeable constituency for this? Does anyone think this is a good idea, other than the corrupt law enforcement officers who are benefiting?
It's a slow process fixing it, and the police departments don't want it fixed, and the police departments have a lot of leverage. It is slowly being fixed, however.
I see it as some sort of punishment for not using the banking system, which is where transactions, balances and such can be observed by the IRS. When you use a bank account, all transactions over $10,000 are reported to the IRS. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_Secrecy_Act
Wait what? The police there is allowed to straight up rob civilians their cash? Why?
Policing in the us is a nightmare.