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I want closure on the 25 year old woman and the $100k she was transporting in a suitcase. Did she go to court to get it back? Or is this a situation where 9 tim
by umvi 3y ago
I want closure on the 25 year old woman and the $100k she was transporting in a suitcase. Did she go to court to get it back? Or is this a situation where 9 times out of 10 the cash was ill-gotten and so it is forfeited to avoid criminal charges?
- IshKebab 3y agoAlmost certainly. I can't think of any other reason you'd take $100k on a plane. But there are plenty of stories out there of people having very large amounts taken from them on their way to buy cars or whatever. The story probably picked a bad example but the police are definitely just taking whatever they can get without any regard for justice.
- 1letterunixname 3y agoRushing to close a deal on a high value asset such as a boat, aircraft, or real estate where the seller insists on actual cash. Granted, you should probably use some form of durable check, but some buyers want actual cash. There are also cultural business habits in some ethnicity/national backgrounds to prefer actual cash over safer bank instruments. It really doesn't matter: if someone wants to carry a large quantity of cash on a plane, this is still an open society and freedom must be defended.
- IshKebab 3y agoWouldn't you withdraw your cash at your destination to avoid the obvious and huge risk of your luggage being lost? I agree there probably are times that it happens, but it's very unlikely. There are much better examples where the police steal large amounts of cash even when there's an obvious legitimate explanation.
- breakpointalpha 3y agoNope. You can't just walk into any bank branch you have an account with an expect to withdraw 10s of thousands of dollars without notice. Also, there are tons of people with online only banks. No physical branches at all!