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stopdiggin

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4. well .. they weren't really

Reply to Thomas Hurt (Reply #3)

Sat Oct 26, 2019, 04:59 PM

Oct 2019

but as the suit illustrates, the intent was clearly as a "punitive" strike .. rather than the "safety" measure they purported.

(And, yes .. the courts have been way, way behind on the forfeiture issue. Which has been rankly unjust, misused, corrupted .. and frankly unconstitutional for years. All with a multitude of examples at their disposal. Their mistake in acceding to the legislative branch.)

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Washington Supreme Court: Lawmakers Can't Legislate Constitutional Rights Away [View all] Eugene Oct 2019 OP

Sweet ... all this civil forfeiture shit needs to be outlawed except in the most extreme cases (nt) mr_lebowski Oct 2019 #1

I agree. Far too many agencies use civil forfeiture to pad their budgets tymorial Oct 2019 #2

well duh, wtf were they thinking. Thomas Hurt Oct 2019 #3

well .. they weren't really stopdiggin Oct 2019 #4

"Even if a co-owner is sitting in the vehicle, is not under the influence, and is able to drive it" Jake Stern Oct 2019 #5