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newfie11

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2. I had no idea this was still against the law.

Reply to Kingofalldems (Original post)

Wed Jan 28, 2015, 12:46 PM

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Swat team raids private poker game--takes all the money. [View all] Kingofalldems Jan 2015 OP

I have two thoughts about this mythology Jan 2015 #1

I had no idea this was still against the law. newfie11 Jan 2015 #2

My thoughts? Sure. Here ya go -- Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2015 #3

Fear is the product Kelvin Mace Jan 2015 #4

This was not some regular poker game. dilby Jan 2015 #5

Who were they hurting? Aerows Jan 2015 #19

How about they most likely were not reporting the gambling winnings on their taxes since dilby Jan 2015 #21

They got taxed on the money somewhere along the line Aerows Jan 2015 #23

Doesn't matter if they were taxed before on that money. dilby Jan 2015 #25

That's the same (il)logic right wingers use against inheritance taxes. Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2015 #34

Well, that does make sense Aerows Jan 2015 #35

and who is the victim of this "crime" again? snooper2 Jan 2015 #22

The tax payers. dilby Jan 2015 #26

So our next poker game happens to be at my house in two weeks snooper2 Jan 2015 #27

There is a huge difference between someone not reporting $100 in winnnings dilby Jan 2015 #29

The police divvied up some of the winnings, and pocketed them secretly. You gotta earn a living dissentient Jan 2015 #6

You first. What are your thoughts? closeupready Jan 2015 #7

It was armed robbery by the cops. Kingofalldems Jan 2015 #9

Yup. I agree. A question for you: closeupready Jan 2015 #10

No. But in the comments section someone said Kingofalldems Jan 2015 #11

Why is it illegal? Donald Ian Rankin Jan 2015 #8

Because there was a piece taken from all or some antes. Kingofalldems Jan 2015 #12

No, I mean "why does the law exist?", not "what law was broken?" n.T. Donald Ian Rankin Jan 2015 #13

Don't know. Kingofalldems Jan 2015 #16

Gambling is heavily regulated by the states for several reasons hack89 Jan 2015 #18

America can sleep safer tonight! Takket Jan 2015 #14

I'd start a chapter of FSM church, and get a charitable gaming license. nt msanthrope Jan 2015 #15

LOL! Aerows Jan 2015 #20

If churches can have bingo, why not poker for the divine msanthrope Jan 2015 #30

There was a TV show about poker games incognito...... a kennedy Jan 2015 #17

That's a lot of cash to throw around... bobclark86 Jan 2015 #24

A Fairfax county Va swat team once raided and killed a man for Malraiders Jan 2015 #28

According to the article.....it's the same cop. nt msanthrope Jan 2015 #31

The same cop who set that guy up was in on this raid. Kingofalldems Jan 2015 #33

Post #3 Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2015 #36

Another instance where the "good guys" are worse than the bad guys. lpbk2713 Jan 2015 #32