Post AxjC4P6LUoEb86K83c by futurebird@sauropods.win
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(DIR) Post #Axj9yHkRiqRkg72ERU by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-08-31T11:30:25Z
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Newscaster cadence:"He had green hair at the time but THAT is not a crime..."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BgQJwaJ-7E
(DIR) Post #AxjA1n81VXFAs4jcoq by Yoursanctuary@mastodon.social
2025-08-31T11:31:01Z
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(DIR) Post #AxjAN8zdPVEOlSzcYq by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-08-31T11:34:54Z
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In the US, police can collect "evidence" in the course of investigating crimes. In a way a heap of cash could be evidence of a crime. However they simply get to keep this cash (it goes to the police station that takes it and perhaps some disappears along the way some of the time) this creates a perverse incentive to just take any cash from anyone they think they can get away with snatching it from. Eg. the black guy with green hair. Because he's a musician.
(DIR) Post #AxjAQoUJadeUKM5pOi by Yoursanctuary@mastodon.social
2025-08-31T11:35:33Z
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(DIR) Post #AxjAXdcmNWlIf6J3om by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-08-31T11:36:46Z
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This isn't a one off. If you look at the comments you can find similar stories of people who had sums like this taken by the police, but were never charged with a crime. As the news story shows it cost about 15k for him to get the cash back, so only people with some means can bother and lawyers won't do it probono. Really there should be a default that if cash is seized without evidence you get it back ten fold plus legal fees.
(DIR) Post #AxjAb50D2p44RRuHPU by fuchsi@chaos.social
2025-08-31T11:37:20Z
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@futurebird In other countries this is called police corruption.In America it's freedom money.
(DIR) Post #AxjAbU2tvx4Y72MHZo by Yoursanctuary@mastodon.social
2025-08-31T11:37:26Z
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(DIR) Post #AxjBBGmeidZJPEp8pU by venya@musicians.today
2025-08-31T11:43:53Z
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@futurebird Civil asset forfeiture is a hell of a perverse incentive, especially for smaller departments.
(DIR) Post #AxjC4Nwjn2xFY0owRU by debbie@mendeddrum.org
2025-08-31T11:52:01Z
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@Yoursanctuary @futurebird This is a scam that has been reported widely.Any issues with your account will be sent by your admin and sent via the email that you signed up with.
(DIR) Post #AxjC4P6LUoEb86K83c by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-08-31T11:53:45Z
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@debbie They have already been suspended over here. But thanks for reporting them more widely.
(DIR) Post #AxjCOo6QFew8Sf5YIq by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-08-31T11:57:36Z
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@Wyatt_H_Knott It's just theft. It's not a mistake. It's not like they really think they are going after serious criminals, all they seem to look at is if the person has the means to fight back and if they fall into a profile that will allow enough of the public to turn a blind eye.Oh a single joint? Well case closed mr. drug kingpin.And the sums of cash are small (but large and life changing to the people they steal from) there are real heaps of money that SHOULD be seized but never are.
(DIR) Post #AxjDwqF8tnfstsxaW8 by SKleefeld@mastodon.social
2025-08-31T12:14:56Z
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@futurebird So called "civil forfeiture" accounts for the loss of nearly $3.5 Billion (with a B!) in the US every year.https://ij.org/report/policing-for-profit-3/
(DIR) Post #AxjSCnG99veLdbvkQK by CStamp@mastodon.social
2025-08-31T13:57:45Z
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@fuchsi @futurebird It’s scary. I first heard of this some years back when cops pulled a car over for some ridiculous reason, then searched it. A kid was driving across the country for university and had cash for tuition. Cops said they were keeping it because of “suspected drug money.” Apparently this is how some departments fund themselves. Which sounds like banana republic crap.
(DIR) Post #AxjU0QkxCPd6HMZZom by R2Ranch@mastodon.online
2025-08-31T15:14:52Z
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@futurebird The problem started with the courts accepting the lie that this is not a Fifth Amendment taking without due process but instead an action against the money. This is bullshit. But since the courts have endorsed this lie, it is up to state legislatures and Congress to fix it.