Reason: The Forfeiture Racket

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https://ij.org/issues/private-proper...il-forfeiture/

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Culley v. Marshall

On Monday the Supreme Court will hear a case to decide whether the Cons ution requires a prompt hearing after law enforcement seizes vehicles for civil forfeiture. The plaintiffs in Culley v. Marshall had their vehicles seized because a family member and friend allegedly possessed drugs while borrowing them. Law enforcement held each car for over a year without a hearing.


In Culley v. Marshall, the state of Alabama argues that prompt hearings would be unworkable because police need time to investigate after they take cars. But that gets the working of the justice system backward. Police need to investigate before they take property, not after. If it’s unclear property is involved in a crime, police shouldn’t seize it in the first place.


The Supreme Court should take a page from the Sixth Circuit. If the government takes a person’s car—for many, their most crucial asset—then it should at least provide a speedy hearing.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/can-pol...iture-5a529ff2

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SCOTUS shoots the bird at the 4th Amendment

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SCOTUS shoots the bird at the 4th Amendment

That's cause Trump made President, and you didn't put RBG on life support.

ha, ha.

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still doing this

This incentive to police for profit is huge. Participants from 11 agencies grabbed $968,611 during Operation Rolling Thunder in 2022. This comes to $194,000 per day or more than $8,000 per hour. This is the pattern during Operation Rolling Thunder.

Officers took four bundles of currency from one driver after searching his vehicle and finding nothing but THC vape pens. The police let him go without charges after he signed a roadside abandonment form, relinquishing his claim to the money, which he said came from gambling.

In two other cases, officers found cash on buses and seized the currency without arresting anyone. The police claim to be fighting the War on Drugs, but they grab cash wherever they can find it without any investigation into possible drug crimes.

When the clock is ticking, the police policy is simple: If you see something, seize something.

South Carolina Cops Target Out-of-State Drivers for Highway Robbery (reason.com)

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this is robbery, plain and simple

https://x.com/andrewwimer/status/1822982464286966050

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more highway robbery

it's insane that we allow LE to continue to do this

https://x.com/billybinion/status/1847330159352832356