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re: OK Sheriff indicted for bribery, extortion after traffic stop
Posted on 4/1/16 at 2:16 pm to slackster
Posted on 4/1/16 at 2:16 pm to slackster
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It definitely was a shakedown, but as I've said before, far more often than not the money is actually illegal. There are obviously exceptions, which are terrible, and even seizing the illegal funds is taking a dump on the constitution, but let's not act like they're taking that money from our friends and family on their way to buy a boat.
There's been more than one place that did exactly that... Tenaha Texas for example
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In the East Texas town of Tenaha, the district attorney oversaw aparticularly Dickensian operation: Local cops would stop out-of-town drivers on the flimsiest of pretexts to look for cash, DVD players, cell phones, anything of value. The DA would threaten drivers with criminal charges, even promising to have state authorities remove kids from parents unless they waived rights to the property.
A class-action lawsuit uncovered that the proceeds from this highway robbery—an estimated $3 million between 2006 and 2008—were paying for popcorn machines, donations to a local Baptist church and bonuses for law enforcement key to the operation. Meanwhile, the DA was handing out light sentences to those caught with drugs, or laundered money, in exchange for seizing their assets.
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Posted on 4/1/16 at 2:28 pm to NYNolaguy1
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There's been more than one place that did exactly that... Tenaha Texas for example
I know it happens in places, but look at this excerpt from that story in Tenaha:
[quote]The officer, Barry Washington, searched the vehicle and asked Morrow if he had any money, according to court records. Morrow, who is black, had $3,900. He said the officer took the cash and drove him to the Shelby County Jail.
That's where authorities threatened to prosecute him for money laundering unless he agreed to forfeit the money, Morrow said. He was never charged with a crime in the 2007 incident, and when he pursued legal action, he got the money back.
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It is a shame he had to go through that, but he got the money back when he threatened to sue them. The system is abhorrent - make no mistake - but by and large it is illegal money being confiscated.
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