Judicial Theft: So what else is new?
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has declared the seizure of $125,000 during a traffic stop will stand, despite the fact that no guns, drugs, or ties to drugs were, or have been, discovered. It has now become illegal to drive around with more than a "reasonable" amount of cash on your person. I wonder if that would fly in or around Vegas, or Reno, or LA?
My advice: If you're the kind who doesn't like banks, preferring the portability that cash provides-- you know who you are --don't drive through Nebraska or any state within the 8th Circuit's jurisdiction with more than a thousand bucks, cash.
Though I doubt they will, it would be interesting to see if the U.S. Supreme Court takes up this case.
My advice: If you're the kind who doesn't like banks, preferring the portability that cash provides-- you know who you are --don't drive through Nebraska or any state within the 8th Circuit's jurisdiction with more than a thousand bucks, cash.
Though I doubt they will, it would be interesting to see if the U.S. Supreme Court takes up this case.
from the mind of... Eric | 11:04 AM
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The whole thing seems kind of weird, although I believe that the court CLEARLY has no rights to this man's money.
But hey, it's only law. Why worry about trivialities like that when you've got a big, black robe?
Here's what's interesting. Because this is framed as **judges** stealing someone's money, Brooke and El are all over it.
But isn't it really just a case of whether the **police** were right to seize the money, after the person lied and concealed it from them? The dang seat smelled of narcotics, supporting their suspicions. And his story was weak weak weak.
And nothing in the article says that the money wasn't returned. Was it?
This goes back to that comment I made earlier about how people in the contemporary conservative movement believe anything that is critical about scientists, doctors, judges, or journalists. It's really a war on professions.
Here's a link to the op-ed piece I originally pasted on your site. I had to paste the text because it was on TimesSelect, which is not available to non-subscribers. Since it was picked up by another paper, it's available now.
Makes the case that the war against "elites" including journalists, judges, etc, is really a war against professions.
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