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Still problematic. If you removed all due process, a hypothetical police officer could grab someone they're reasonably certain is a criminal and throw them in p
by dibujante 11y ago
Still problematic. If you removed all due process, a hypothetical police officer could grab someone they're reasonably certain is a criminal and throw them in prison. They could also grab someone they are reasonably certain cut them off on the freeway and throw them in prison. Just because suspending due process makes it easier to apprehend criminals isn't the point. Due process wasn't included in the Constitution because of naiveté.
- criddell 11y agoA person is presumed innocent. The money is guilty until proven innocent.
- dibujante 11y agoIf I stole your TV, would I be burglarizing you? Or kidnapping your TV? Last I recall, kidnapping an appliance is not a crime. Where do you live?
- tedks 11y agoI don't think the comment parent was arguing that such a distinction is reasonable, but it is the basis of civil forfeiture in the United States. Money has no constitutional rights, so it can be presumed innocent and seized until its owner can argue on behalf of its innocence.
- ourmandave 11y agoIn asset forfeiture you get this kind of asshattery. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._$124,700_in_U.S._Currency https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._$124,700_in_U...