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<blockquote data-quote="dgiharris" data-source="post: 73424278" data-attributes="member: 322579"><p>I have found that if you surveyed the general populace, that easily 90% of the populace would think you were lying if you described some of the truly appalling Civil Forfeiture cases that occur regularly.</p><p></p><p>It is such a travesty of justice that people honestly think "that would never happen in America".</p><p></p><p>Wrong. Civil Forfeiture is a dirty secret the powers of "they" don't want the public to know. Similarly, everyone just assumes it can never happen to them.</p><p></p><p>One of the things I hate about the News Cycle is that majority of the news is crap that just doesn't really effect any of us. </p><p></p><p>Yet Civil Forfeiture does. Any one of us at any time can fall victim to Civil Forfeiture.</p><p></p><p>IMagine your grandma wins $7k at bingo and is driving home and gets pulled over for a broken tail light. Officer asks her what she's doing and she excitedly exclaims, "I was playing bingo and won big tonight!!!" The officer can then ask, "So how much did you win?" she answers "$7k". The officer by law can then say, "You know, I don't believe you. I think you might do something unlawful with that money even if you did win it at bingo. I'm going to confiscate it and you will need to go to court to get it back..."</p><p></p><p>I know, that sounds like lunacy right? Wrong, that is Civil Forfeiture and it is 100% legal and various versions of it happen all the time everyday on a small scale. There are dozens if not hundreds of municipalities were police are DIRECTED to seize money whenever they can for the flimsiest of excuses. And the logic is simple, "Well, let the courts sort it out..."</p><p></p><p>What needs to happen is simple. </p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Firstly, we need to completely re-write the law on Civil Forfeiture</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Secondly, if the State seizes any money/property then the State should NOT be allowed to use that money or property until the case is settled</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Thirdly, if the citizen wins the case to get their money/property back the Citizen should be made 100% whole to include reimbursement of lost wages and legal fees and any other costs incurred </li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dgiharris, post: 73424278, member: 322579"] I have found that if you surveyed the general populace, that easily 90% of the populace would think you were lying if you described some of the truly appalling Civil Forfeiture cases that occur regularly. It is such a travesty of justice that people honestly think "that would never happen in America". Wrong. Civil Forfeiture is a dirty secret the powers of "they" don't want the public to know. Similarly, everyone just assumes it can never happen to them. One of the things I hate about the News Cycle is that majority of the news is crap that just doesn't really effect any of us. Yet Civil Forfeiture does. Any one of us at any time can fall victim to Civil Forfeiture. IMagine your grandma wins $7k at bingo and is driving home and gets pulled over for a broken tail light. Officer asks her what she's doing and she excitedly exclaims, "I was playing bingo and won big tonight!!!" The officer can then ask, "So how much did you win?" she answers "$7k". The officer by law can then say, "You know, I don't believe you. I think you might do something unlawful with that money even if you did win it at bingo. I'm going to confiscate it and you will need to go to court to get it back..." I know, that sounds like lunacy right? Wrong, that is Civil Forfeiture and it is 100% legal and various versions of it happen all the time everyday on a small scale. There are dozens if not hundreds of municipalities were police are DIRECTED to seize money whenever they can for the flimsiest of excuses. And the logic is simple, "Well, let the courts sort it out..." What needs to happen is simple. [LIST] [*]Firstly, we need to completely re-write the law on Civil Forfeiture [*]Secondly, if the State seizes any money/property then the State should NOT be allowed to use that money or property until the case is settled [*]Thirdly, if the citizen wins the case to get their money/property back the Citizen should be made 100% whole to include reimbursement of lost wages and legal fees and any other costs incurred [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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