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35 states allow for that? I would've assumed 0 states allow for it, because, well, come on. Might as well let officers consent to taking bags of money from deta

by jquery 3y ago

35 states allow for that? I would've assumed 0 states allow for it, because, well, come on. Might as well let officers consent to taking bags of money from detainees.

greedo 3y ago
Most states allow for "taking bags of money from detainees" under civil asset forfeiture.
- naasking 3y ago
  That becomes state property though, I think the analogy in this case is that the cops take the money themselves.
FireBeyond 3y ago
"Thankfully", following on from the outrage following this (it was 2018), some states have criminalized it... though only six, now that I look into it. So the accurate number is now 29. Hell, it only became criminal for federal police 18 months ago! Source: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/albertsamaha/congress-close-police-consent-loophole-law https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/albertsamaha/congress-c...
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digging 3y ago
Not sure if you're being sarcastic, but it's called civil forfeiture.
- jquery 3y ago
  Yeah, I dropped my /s