John Oliver goes total FTP on Civil Forfeiture.

[Sgt Beavis]

One more reason you would be a fool to trust the police.

[Frank]

I was watching it when I saw this thread. So a couple of questions I wonder, what happens if you refuse to answer the question of whether or not you are carrying cash and how would you respond to the question within your legal rights?

I was thinking the other day, in a convertible with the top down, I would assume you can still refuse consent to search, but there is nothing to stop them from snooping around looking in line-of-sight. I could see where a cop could claim he thinks he sees something under a seat behind the front seats and force a search or seizure.

At the end of the day, they can do what they want.

[talisman]

Giving the government any type of power that will result in them getting more cash out of the populace is an invitation for abuse, since governments can't even balance a fucking budget to begin with and the money has to come from somewhere. Why do you think the Top 5 lobbies against drug reform consist of police and prison associations?

[Sean88gt]

I was watching it when I saw this thread. So a couple of questions I wonder, what happens if you refuse to answer the question of whether or not you are carrying cash and how would you respond to the question within your legal rights?

I was thinking the other day, in a convertible with the top down, I would assume you can still refuse consent to search, but there is nothing to stop them from snooping around looking in line-of-sight. I could see where a cop could claim he thinks he sees something under a seat behind the front seats and force a search or seizure.

At the end of the day, they can do what they want.

They can try, but it seems the idea of shaking down people has jumped to the white-collar crowd that will dump every asset they have to FTP.

[lincolnboy]

One time had the police show up my place when i had a gtg. Noise complaint. Of course they ask if they can come in and i said No. They didnt really say nothing to that but my then time gf told them they can come in. That was dumb.

[lincolnboy]

I do like the police.

[Moose242]

Not in the FTP crowd but this shit makes me rage.

If I ever got anything taken by "civil forfeiture" I would use every billboard at my disposal to make the PD look like ass clowns.

[Sean88gt]

Not in the FTP crowd but this shit makes me rage.

If I ever got anything taken by "civil forfeiture" I would use every billboard at my disposal to make the PD look like ass clowns.

See, making my point.

[ftp]

The American police state is continually expanding. Chalk up another reason to empty your magazine into a JBT's face. The whole "land of the free" nonsense needs to be updated to "you're free to do as you're told"

[Roscoe]

Not in the FTP crowd but this shit makes me rage.

If I ever got anything taken by "civil forfeiture" I would use every billboard at my disposal to make the PD look like ass clowns.

If anything was wrongly taken from my by the police, a lawsuit would hit the offending officer and everyone up to and including the Mayor.

Fox News would provide the documentary, or course...

[YALE]

The American police state is continually expanding. Chalk up another reason to empty your magazine into a JBT's face. The whole "land of the free" nonsense needs to be updated to "you're free to do as you're told"

How many "JBT's" would you say you've killed?

[David]

You should see the illegal shit that happens with forfeiture items that aren't sold to the public. That's a pocket filling scam for plenty of cops.

Forfeiture cases make me boil. Been there done that.

[dcs13]

How many "JBT's" would you say you've killed?

It's the internet, he must have killed dozens by now

[Sean88gt]

If anything was wrongly taken from my by the police, a lawsuit would hit the offending officer and everyone up to and including the Mayor.

Fox News would provide the documentary, or course...

Sure, if they don't have immunity.

[David]

Sure, if they don't have immunity.

Qualified immunity is a mother fucker.