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> They use reverse burden of proof. Your money can be seized and you must explain its origin or you lose it. Definitely something I'd like to see challenged in
by theseatoms 9y ago
> They use reverse burden of proof. Your money can be seized and you must explain its origin or you lose it.
Definitely something I'd like to see challenged in the court system.
- prepend 9y agoIt has been and upheld. Been established for quite a while. Here’s a US Supreme Court case from 1996 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bennis_v._Michigan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bennis_v._Michigan
- ChuckMcM 9y agoSadly it has been challenged several times and found to be lawful. I would love to see Congress specifically outlaw such seizures and/or reverse the burden of proof.