re: OK Sheriff indicted for bribery, extortion after traffic stop

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More often than not defendants spend more money on counsel than what was seized. This is by design to discourage people from fighting seizures.

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Look, I can go on for days about how terrible this system is even down to traffic tickets that are cheaper than the court costs required to prove your innocence.

However, I think people are arguing the wrong point if they're trying to say that innocent people are being robbed by police departments across the country.