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Am I missing something? "The police can take your stuff without proof of wrongdoing" seems like a 100% literal violation of the 4th Amendment's prohibition on,
by civilized 6y ago
Am I missing something? "The police can take your stuff without proof of wrongdoing" seems like a 100% literal violation of the 4th Amendment's prohibition on, and I quote, "unreasonable searches and seizures".
- bird_monster 6y agoYou're not missing anything. Police are allowed to rob you under the guise of "preventing future crime". Don't ever get caught with large sums of cash, even if your use is legitimate.
- sitkack 6y agoThey could also prevent future crime by imprisoning all suspects, executing people arbitrarily or forcing those on the edges of the justice system directly into its maw. Lots of ways for police to be effective in their role.
- phkahler 6y agoCorrect. There is incredible hypocrisy in the headline. CAF IS a crime.
- spacemanmatt 6y agoThey charge the inanimate objects with a crime of association in order to arrest it. It could hardly offend the 4th amendment more.