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The picture of the policemen holding a giant check is embarrassing. $470k seized illegitimately from the citizens they are paid to protect...imagine what that c
by vnorby 15y ago
The picture of the policemen holding a giant check is embarrassing. $470k seized illegitimately from the citizens they are paid to protect...imagine what that check is like for larger cities. What about policemen that play online poker? How can counties be paid off when Full Tilt and other poker entities are promising to pay out their players as well?
- anonymoushn 15y agoThe practice of stealing money from random people who aren't engaged in any illegal activity is actually fairly common among law enforcement already. The rationale given thus far is that "That money was for the purchase of illegal drugs," or if that will not work, they will simply illegally sieze something and refuse to ever schedule a meeting to let the citizen reclaim it, or illegally sieze something and "lose" it. There's no recourse for citizens because asset forfieture, busy schedules, and losing things are legal.