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Minnesota

OldBaldy1701E

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Reply to sl8 (Original post)

Thu Sep 3, 2020, 07:12 AM

Sep 2020

The first time I read this article, there was a quote from the State Patrol that basically said that they felt that they were justified in this because it kept people 'innocent', thus admitting that they are just being thugs for profit. I see that the quote has been removed. Which is not surprising, as that statement alone should have been enough to start an ethics investigation into the entire division. Pathetic but not surprising. This state glows with the amount of white in it, and such mindsets are not a shock.

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Controversial law allows police to seize and sell cars of non-lawbreakers, keeping the proceeds [View all] sl8 Sep 2020 OP

So... OldBaldy1701E Sep 2020 #1

Now the reporter has an ethical problem as well exboyfil Sep 2020 #3

Good, because I was hoping... OldBaldy1701E Sep 2020 #7

Literal highway robbery. nt tblue37 Sep 2020 #2

And usually the victim of forfeiture is presumed guilty... Buckeye_Democrat Sep 2020 #4

Asset forfeiture is one of the greatest heists cop agencies pull. Billions of dollars of property WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2020 #5

Asset forfeiture Claire Oh Nette Sep 2020 #6