Comments on: Frontiers of forfeiture: emptying pre-paid bank cards

By: Bill Poser

Bill Poser — Tue, 14 Jun 2016 02:40:08 +0000

How exactly do the police get their hands on one’s credit cards and debit cards? Do they actually have the chutzpah to claim that they need to search them to ensure that one is not hiding weapons in them? What is the basis for the search?

By: Ben Catoe

Ben Catoe — Mon, 13 Jun 2016 01:48:10 +0000

I have much respect for law enforcement, but any officer or department that participates in this demeans the police overall. This was designed to be used against major drug dealers, etc not against every minor offender. Now it has been twisted even further so that the person doesn’t even need to be arrested. It is abhorrent that THIS many police departments are corrupt enough to participate in this. We can’t get the feds to go after the local corrupt departments because they also are complicit.

By: Benjamin

Benjamin — Sun, 12 Jun 2016 14:40:24 +0000

Or make a citizens arrest against the officer for theft.

By: o mighty ras

o mighty ras — Fri, 10 Jun 2016 23:04:58 +0000

If this is theft. and imho it is, can another poloce force, or a private citizen. seize the offending police cruiser and equipment in turn?

By: gasman

gasman — Fri, 10 Jun 2016 16:56:00 +0000

“If you can prove can prove that you have a legitimate reason to have that money it will be given back to you,”

Orwellian. Having money is now de facto evidence of crime unless one can provide prove to the contrary.

By: Bill Poser

Bill Poser — Fri, 10 Jun 2016 14:42:40 +0000

If the police take property that is not evidence of a crime and without legal authorization for forfeiture, isn’t that robbery? Maybe victims should file a criminal complaint.