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> Haha, what a silly question...except the guy actually did have a large amount of United States currency in the vehicle. Either that cop is the world's luckies
by richk449 5y ago
> Haha, what a silly question...except the guy actually did have a large amount of United States currency in the vehicle. Either that cop is the world's luckiest guesser, or they had some reason to think he had a bunch of cash in his car.
… or he asks everyone that he pulls over that question.
- jacksonkmarley 5y agoSeemed weirdly specific to me, but I guess in certain areas with lots of drug sales or whatever it could be more generally applicable.
- Jtsummers 5y agoIn jurisdictions that make heavy use of civil forfeiture, it’s a standard question. It’s unfortunately common in some small towns and low population counties as it’s a large chunk of their funding.
- jacksonkmarley 5y agoThat certainly puts a different light on how I was looking at the topic.
- robbedpeter 5y agoIt's fucking Nevada. They already knew exactly which Dea agent to call. These asshats probably troll for gamblers and steal much lower amounts all the time.
- macNchz 5y agoThe incentives are aligned for cops to ask the question as much as possible–if their local department gets to keep a good chunk of the seized money, that’s more in the bank to pay for all sorts of stuff, including additional overtime hours aka money directly in the officers pockets.