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John Oliver did a great job explaining the problem this week on his show. Basically, Kane and Nestor might be innocent, but their money is on trial separately,

• kefs 12y ago
  It's a great watch. Here's the WaPo article, and the local news investigation he discusses.. http://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/investigative/2014/09/06/stop-and-seize/ http://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/investigative/2014/09/06/st... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TU_nh51FU14 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TU_nh51FU14
• Erwin 12y ago
  You end up with cases like this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._$124,700_in_U.S._Currency http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._$124,700_in_U....
  • rosser 12y ago
    My favorite such lunacy remains "State of Texas v. One Gold Crucifix". [1] [1] https://encrypted.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22state%20of%20texas%20vs%20one%20gold%20crucifix%22 https://encrypted.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22state%20of%20...
    • pyre 12y ago
      Offtopic, but from the second result, looks like TheWire is using Python (and is having issues with tuples): (u'The Booming Business of Civil Forfeitures',) - The Wire
    • Thirdegree 12y ago
      My personal favorite is "United states v. Approximately 64,695 Pounds of Shark Fins". [1] [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Approximately_64,695_Pounds_of_Shark_Fins http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Approximately_...
      • lifeformed 12y ago
        United States v. Article Consisting of 50,000 Cardboard Boxes More or Less, Each Containing One Pair of Clacker Balls http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Article_Consisting_of_50,000_Cardboard_Boxes_More_or_Less,_Each_Containing_One_Pair_of_Clacker_Balls http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Article_Consis...
  • Torgo 12y ago
    This reminds me of when Europe used to prosecute animals for killing people and destroying property: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_trial https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_trial