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last week tonight with john oliver: civil forfeiture hbo
Bookmarked 630 weeks ago by videosift
did you know police can just take your stuff if they suspect it039s involved in a crime they canits a shady process called civil asset forfeiture and

the forfeiture machine turns cops into robbers
Bookmarked 637 weeks ago by videosift
civil forfeiture is a little-known legal device that allows law enforcement officials to take your property sell it and pocket the proceedseven if you

the top 6 craziest things cops spent forfeiture money on
Bookmarked 659 weeks ago by videosift
policing for profit = yolo for copsunder civil asset forfeiture police can seize property suspected of involvement in criminal activity unlike crimina

last week tonight with john oliver: civil forfeiture hbo
Bookmarked 630 weeks ago
did you know police can just take your stuff if they suspect it039s involved in a crime they canits a shady process called civil asset forfeiture and it would make for a weird episode of law and orderseeconnect with last week tonight onlinesubscribe to the last week tonight youtube channel for more almost news as it almost happens: wwwyoutubecomuserlastweektonightfind last week tonight on facebook like your mom would:http:facebookcomlastweektonightfollow us on twitter for news about jokes and jokes about news:http:twittercomlastweektonightvisit our official site for all that other stuff at once:http:wwwhbocomlastweektonightfor more on civil forfeiture click here:http:wwwwashingtonpostcomstopandseizehttp:wwwjrncomnewschannel5newsnewschannel-5-investigatespolicing-for-profit

the forfeiture machine turns cops into robbers
Bookmarked 637 weeks ago
civil forfeiture is a little-known legal device that allows law enforcement officials to take your property sell it and pocket the proceedseven if you have done nothing wrong the most terrifying place in philadelphia is courtroom 478 in city hall this is where property owners enter philadelphias civil forfeiture machinephiladelphias automated machine-like forfeiture scheme is unprecedented in size from 2002 to 2012 philadelphia took in over 64 million in forfeiture fundsor almost 6 million per year in 2011 alone the citys prosecutors filed 6560 forfeiture petitions to take cash cars homes and other property the philadelphia district attorneys office used over 25 million of that 64 million to pay salaries including the salaries of the very prosecutors who brought the forfeiture actions this is almost twice as much as what all other pennsylvania counties spent on salaries combined this is how the citys forfeiture machine works: property owners who have their cash cars or homes seized must go to courtroom 478 but courtroom 478 isnt a courtroom at all: there is no judge or jury just a scheduler and the prosecutors who run the show owners who ask for a lawyer are frequently told their case isnt complicated and a lawyer isnt necessary but are then given a stack of complicated legal documents to fill out under oath time and time again property owners must return to courtroom 478up to ten or more times in some cases if they miss a single appearance they can lose their property forever philadelphias forfeiture machine stacks the deck against property owners and leads city officials to police for profit instead of justice to end these unconscionable and unconstitutional practices the institute for justice and a group of property owners have brought a major class-action lawsuit in federal court the lawsuit will take the profit incentive out of civil forfeiture and protect innocent people who are caught in an upside-down legal process that treats them like cash machines while violating their constitutional rightshttp:wwwendforfeiturecom

liveleakcom - dash cam video exposes nevada deputy abusing already abused state forfeiture law
Bookmarked 652 weeks ago
reading about state forfeiture laws that allow cops to seize money from citizens who have not broken any laws is infuriating as it isbut watching it done on dash cam is absolutely enraging

the top 6 craziest things cops spent forfeiture money on
Bookmarked 659 weeks ago
policing for profit = yolo for copsunder civil asset forfeiture police can seize property suspected of involvement in criminal activity unlike criminal asset forfeiture with civil forfeiture people don039t have to be convictedor even chargedwith a crime to permanently lose their cars homes or casheven worse in many cases police get to keep what they seize through asset forfeiture as long as cops get to keep what they seize civil asset forfeiture will keep on spawning scandalslearn about even more crazy things purchased with forfeiture money: http:wwwbuzzfeedcomnicks29the-14-most-ridiculous-things-police-bought-with-a-4y3wsources: 6: http:ijorgda-s-office-in-georgia-used-asset-forfeiture-funds-on-booze-steak-galas-and-to-see-ceelo-green http:wwwmyajccomnewsnewsdas-spending-of-federal-forfeiture-money-in-questinbfgb 5: http:wwwchroncomneighborhoodhumble-newsarticlemontgomery-da-says-funds-used-for-liquor-at-1757341php 4: http:wwwnprorgtemplatesstorystoryphpstoryid=104065589 3: http:wwwbuzzfeedcomnicks29the-14-most-ridiculous-things-police-bought-with-a-4y3w http:wwwnprorgtemplatesstorystoryphpstoryid=104065589 2: http:membersjacksonvillecomnewscrime2011-12-07storycamden-county-works-way-back-federal-seized-assets-program http:wwwnprorgtemplatesstorystoryphpstoryid=104065589 1: http:reasoncomblog20121015michigan-cops-used-asset-forfeiture-fund http:wwwfreepcomarticle20120927news02309270120ex-romulus-police-chief-wife-5-officers-head-to-trial http:iamijorgassetforfeiture

policing for profit - the abuse of civil asset forfeiture
Bookmarked 782 weeks ago
learn more at http:wwwijorgpolicingforprofitcivil forfeiture laws represent one of the most serious assaults on private property rights in the nation today with civil forfeiture police and prosecutors can seize your property and use it to fund their budgetsall without charging you with a crime americans are supposed to be innocent until proven guilty but with civil forfeiture your property is guilty until you prove it innocentand law enforcement has a huge incentive to police for profit not justiceif police suspect that you committed a crime they can arrest you and put you on trial at that trial prosecutors must prove you are guilty beyond a reasonable doubtbut if police suspect your car was involved in a crime they can take it sell it and in most places pocket the proceeds to pad their budgets they need not prove you committed any crimeor even arrest youto take your property awaywelcome to the upside-down world of civil asset forfeiture with civil forfeiture your property is guilty until you prove it innocent to get it back and because most state and federal laws allow police and prosecutors to pocket the proceeds they have a big incentive to pursue profits not justicehow big in 1986 the justice departments forfeiture fund took in 94 million dollars now it has more than a billion state and local agencies receive forfeiture funds toobut we don039t know how much because most states don039t publicly report on forfeitureno surpriseabuse is rampant one new york police department spent forfeiture funds on food gifts and entertainment in georgia forfeiture funds paid for football tickets for a das office in louisiana cops used funds to pay for ski trips to aspen and a da in texas used forfeiture dollars to buy tv ads for his re-election campaign meanwhile citizens are seeing cash cars and other property taken away for the flimsiest of reasons carrying too much cash police can accuse you of selling drugs or laundering money and seize it no conviction or even arrest requiredan institute for justice study grades state laws on how well they protect people from wrongful forfeitures only three states receive a b or better the rest range from mediocre to awfuland so does federal lawworse a federal legal loophole allows police and prosecutors to bypass state protections and keep pocketing forfeiture money ij039s research shows that the easier and more profitable these laws make forfeiture the more it is used and abusedits time to end civil forfeiture people shouldn039t have their property taken away without being convicted of a crime and law enforcement shouldn039t be policing for profitlearn more at http:wwwijorgpolicingforprofit

federal amp local law enforcement agencies try to take family motel from innocent owners
Bookmarked 786 weeks ago
imagine you own a million-dollar piece of property free and clear but then the federal government and local law enforcement agents announce that they are going to take it from you not compensate you one dime and then use the money they get from selling your land to pad their budgetsall this even though you have never so much as been accused of a crime let alone convicted of onelearn more: http:wwwijorgmassforf