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Civil asset forfeiture, the worst-case scenario of the American legal system. Chilling read.
This has been going on for decades and will continue until the dissolution of the union if not longer. No one cares as long as a small percentage of the confiscations involve "bad guys." I got ticked for a blind pig in Detroit back in the early 90's, guess the cops hadn't started stealing cars for attending dace parties at that point, thank goodness.
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I think this is the link:
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user-inactivated · 3768 days ago · link ·
Fuck, NotPhil got it: http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2013/08/12/130812fa_fact_...