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I don't know why someone downvoted you for this because it was news just the other day that Sessions said this. While I think Sessions is perhaps competent as
by justadeveloper2 9y ago
I don't know why someone downvoted you for this because it was news just the other day that Sessions said this. While I think Sessions is perhaps competent as AG, I don't know why he has such zeal for asset forfeiture. Why can't we have people in these positions who are consistent? We ostensibly have an Administration that wants to support the Constitution and rule of law, and then they go supporting policies and laws that are completely out of line with our Bill of Rights. I don't get it except statism is a brain disorder.
I still say the Obama Administration was even worse--Lynch used her office as a political weapon. Holder should have been prosecuted for Fast & Furious.
It's a mess. I am no criminal, but I avoid cops at all costs just so I don't 'accidentally' get shot.
Also, we need to stop allowing police to have qualified immunity. Their role in US society has been elevated above regular citizens even though they are regular citizens. Their training is "shoot until slide lock" and to always meet force with equivalent and higher force. I live near Minneapolis and I can tell you that after Castile, I thought things would get better, but no, cops are shooting dogs, people, everything! The Burnsville police killed a guy who was whacked out on drugs--the guy had a knife, but he wasn't hurting anyone and when he tried to run away after a botched attempt at getting him out of his car, they shot him in the back for 'reasons.' Their egregious and troubling behavior was later deemed as 'following procedure.'
I think we can see that not reigning in this bad behavior is going to lead to us having to deal with death squads who act under the color of law, such as they have in the Philippines and Nicaragua, and basically every third world country.
- pmorici 9y agoSessions probably supports it because he is going out of his way to be "pro police" and police departments love civil asset forfeiture because the assets that get seized go directly toward their department budgets. It is a major conflict of interest for the police.
- syshum 9y agoIt goes right to their budgets and they do not have to worry about little things like due process or constitutional rights.
- Fjolsvith 9y ago> I don't know why someone downvoted you How are you able to tell when someone gets downvoted???