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“Call the Feds” is that sarcasm? If you haven’t read of late the way the federal government uses law enforcement for their own agenda regardless of the US const
by dikaio 4y ago
“Call the Feds” is that sarcasm? If you haven’t read of late the way the federal government uses law enforcement for their own agenda regardless of the US constitution than I will assume calling the feds was made in parody.
- ericmay 4y agoWhat are some specific examples of the "federal government using law enforcement for their own agenda" and what is that specific agenda that they are using law enforcement for?
- rendall 4y agoI believe that equitable sharing of civil forfeiture counts. Locals make a law preventing local cops from seizing cash and property that is not part of a criminal investigation. Local cops bypass that law by working with the Feds. Profit! https://ij.org/issues/private-property/civil-forfeiture/ https://ij.org/issues/private-property/civil-forfeiture/
- ericmay 4y agoWhat's the specific agenda here?
- rendall 4y agoWhat it says right on the tin, man. To bypass local laws that prevent local cops from using civil forfeiture to seize cash and property. Confused by your question.
- ericmay 4y agoOh sure let me try again: The GP stated that > ...the federal government uses law enforcement for their own agenda... Can you just state what the agenda is? It can be general, or it can be specific to civil forfeiture since you brought that as an example.
- rendall 4y agoI will restate it. The agenda here is not complicated. A federal LE agency wants to pad their budget. That's it. That's the agenda. A state or municipality forbids their own LEOs from employing civil forfeiture. The Feds see an opportunity and collude with the local LEOs to convert local civil forfeiture seizures to Federal seizures thus bypassing the wishes of the locals. This is an example of the Federal government using law enforcement for their own agenda. I don't know if that's the kind of thing that GP meant, but that was an example that came to my mind.
- ericmay 4y agoOk so you’re asserting that federal law enforcement agencies have an agenda (probably either a formal or informal process) to co-opt local law enforcement agencies to leverage the power of civil forfeiture to pad their own budgets. What percentage of a federal law enforcement agency’s budget is padded using this practice? Does this apply to all federal law enforcement agencies or only some? How can we tell the difference between matters of coincidence and matters of an agenda? Any suggestions?
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