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Cops use department wish list when seizing property
Posted on 11/10/14 at 12:32 pm
Posted on 11/10/14 at 12:32 pm
Tips for cops seizing property: Don't go after jewelry (too hard to dispose of. Do go after nice cars and flat screen TVs. Especially nice cars.
I'm sure there's no corruption going on here. Nah.
Just another reason to hate the pigs.
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I'm sure there's no corruption going on here. Nah.
Just another reason to hate the pigs.
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The seminars offered police officers some useful tips on seizing property from suspected criminals. Don’t bother with jewelry (too hard to dispose of) and computers (“everybody’s got one already”), the experts counseled. Do go after flat screen TVs, cash and cars. Especially nice cars.
In one seminar, captured on video in September, Harry S. Connelly Jr., the city attorney of Las Cruces, N.M., called them “little goodies.” And then Mr. Connelly described how officers in his jurisdiction could not wait to seize one man’s “exotic vehicle” outside a local bar.
“A guy drives up in a 2008 Mercedes, brand new,” he explained. “Just so beautiful, I mean, the cops were undercover and they were just like ‘Ahhhh.’ And he gets out and he’s just reeking of alcohol. And it’s like, ‘Oh, my goodness, we can hardly wait.’ ”
Mr. Connelly was talking about a practice known as civil asset forfeiture, which allows the government, without ever securing a conviction or even filing a criminal charge, to seize property suspected of having ties to crime. The practice, expanded during the war on drugs in the 1980s, has become a staple of law enforcement agencies because it helps finance their work. It is difficult to tell how much has been seized by state and local law enforcement, but under a Justice Department program, the value of assets seized has ballooned to $4.3 billion in the 2012 fiscal year from $407 million in 2001. Much of that money is shared with local police forces.
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This post was edited on 11/10/14 at 12:34 pm
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Posted on 11/10/14 at 12:37 pm to Toddy
I've always said that a cop's job is 10% protecting and serving and 90% revenue generation.
How can they seize your car for a misdemeanor like DWI's?
How can they seize your car for a misdemeanor like DWI's?
Posted on 11/10/14 at 12:38 pm to Toddy
It is a gross practice, and why the War on Drugs is such a misguided and unjust umbrella policy.
Who are the real criminals in America?
I distinctly remember an incident that happened four years ago:
I was walking into the grocery store around 10am on a Tuesday. While parking my car, all the sudden several cops swarm this dude and arrest him on his motorcycle. I didn't think too much of it, and went about my business. Upon checking out after about fifteen minutes of deciding which of the ninety-two toothpastes I'd prefer, I walked out to find some cops still there.
I got in my car, and then decided I was going to ask them what was going on. I walked by and one of them nodded to me, so I felt like I was welcomed to walk up to them. I asked them what was going on and it was a meth bust.
"Oh! One for the good guys, huh" I quipped.
"Well. I guess."
"Yea. It's kind of an endless battle which will never end. Humans have been using drugs forever, and once you remove one dealer, another is there to take his place"
"Yup. And these meth dealers are always broke with nothing."
"What do you mean?", I asked.
"Well, normally these guys are using homes without electricity and sometimes even without running water. We got this bike (pointing to the motorcycle), but it ain't worth $500."
"Yea. Maybe you should focus on the big time guys"
"We catch them every once-in-a-while. Sometimes, they are driving nice trucks (he patted the door on the 2010 Ford he was in).
"That's how you got this truck?"
"Yep. Two months ago. We found him with two pounds of pot."
Who are the real criminals in America?
I distinctly remember an incident that happened four years ago:
I was walking into the grocery store around 10am on a Tuesday. While parking my car, all the sudden several cops swarm this dude and arrest him on his motorcycle. I didn't think too much of it, and went about my business. Upon checking out after about fifteen minutes of deciding which of the ninety-two toothpastes I'd prefer, I walked out to find some cops still there.
I got in my car, and then decided I was going to ask them what was going on. I walked by and one of them nodded to me, so I felt like I was welcomed to walk up to them. I asked them what was going on and it was a meth bust.
"Oh! One for the good guys, huh" I quipped.
"Well. I guess."
"Yea. It's kind of an endless battle which will never end. Humans have been using drugs forever, and once you remove one dealer, another is there to take his place"
"Yup. And these meth dealers are always broke with nothing."
"What do you mean?", I asked.
"Well, normally these guys are using homes without electricity and sometimes even without running water. We got this bike (pointing to the motorcycle), but it ain't worth $500."
"Yea. Maybe you should focus on the big time guys"
"We catch them every once-in-a-while. Sometimes, they are driving nice trucks (he patted the door on the 2010 Ford he was in).
"That's how you got this truck?"
"Yep. Two months ago. We found him with two pounds of pot."
Posted on 11/10/14 at 12:54 pm to Toddy
People make fun of you and complain when you post gay marriage threads. But they go 20 pages plus. Now you post a "run of the mill" poli thread and it gets 2 replies. 
Posted on 11/10/14 at 12:58 pm to Toddy
FTP
Posted on 11/10/14 at 1:05 pm to the808bass
What does this have to do with gay marriage?
Posted on 11/10/14 at 1:10 pm to Toddy
One of my favorite paragraphs:
Good belly laugh from the cops.
And then this:
Seriously, GFY.
quote:
In the sessions, officials share tips on maximizing profits, defeating the objections of so-called “innocent owners” who were not present when the suspected offense occurred, and keeping the proceeds in the hands of law enforcement and out of general fund budgets. The Times reviewed three sessions, one in Santa Fe, N.M., that took place in September, one in New Jersey that was undated, and one in Georgia in September that was not videotaped.
Good belly laugh from the cops.
And then this:
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“All they hear is the woman was left on the side of the road and the police drove off with her car and her money, no connection to drugs,” he told other prosecutors at the session.
“I’m not saying that that doesn’t happen — it does. It should not.
Seriously, GFY.
Posted on 11/10/14 at 1:13 pm to Toddy
America's largest, and most deadly, gang.
Posted on 11/10/14 at 1:14 pm to Toddy
quote:
tips on seizing property from suspected criminals.
govt of the people right?
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