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The US is built upon "Innocent until proven guilty" and "Speedy Trial". That means you can't be jailed for murdering someone without a trial and you can't spen
by wernercd 10y ago
The US is built upon "Innocent until proven guilty" and "Speedy Trial".
That means you can't be jailed for murdering someone without a trial and you can't spend 10 years in jail before the trial. In the same way Assange is basically jailed without a trial or being proven guilty of anything.
"Asset forfeiture" in the US goes against everything that the above stands for. The fact that a government official (Cops, feds, etc) can take your money... link that money to "drugs" in some way... and keep that money (or assets) without a trial? Is un American.