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I disagree. I think he was trying to be too clever. The law in California, according to what I read here, is simple: building these things for use in drug acti
by encoderer 12y ago
I disagree. I think he was trying to be too clever.
The law in California, according to what I read here, is simple: building these things for use in drug activity is against the law. The reasonable man test is essential to the integrity of our legal system. And if you have a couple street thugs with $800k stuffed in their hidden compartment, a reasonable man would know exactly what they were up to. But they offered him more business. He gambled, and he lost.
Though I do find the sentence far too harsh. Give the guy 5 years.
- LanceH 12y agoThey are only thugs if you assume they are drug dealers. You only know them to be drug dealers because you know them to be thugs...
- akerl_ 12y agoNo, if I see $800k stuffed in a secret compartment, becoming suspicious is reasonable. His actions after that moment are the key thing that make his role conspiratorial rather than just negligent.
- Ygg2 12y agoAfter seeing how civil forfeiture works(i.e. cops using seizure of property ,for their own literal slush fund), I would not be so sure it must be FOR TEH DRAUGZ.