Civil Asset Forfeiture... Taken beyond reasonable...

[Grant H.]

Holy bad idea...

http://www.news9.com/story/32168555/...ion-of-a-crime

[Wulf202]

From skimming the article they scan your account records and if they think you have too much money they seize it until you prove you didn't get it thru identity theft or drugs.

[Grant H.]

If OHP believes that something is wrong, they can scan all your debit, credit, and gift cards during the stop, which will freeze all those assets.

No warrant, no proof, nothing, and there goes all your assets.

Then you have to prove you DIDN't do anything to get them back.

[BushMasterBoy]

They should give Oklahoma back to the Indians.

[Ah Pook]

Lead CC holders?

I don't see why LE needs this kind of intrusive power. Not a fan of asset forfeitures, even if it is supposed to stop bad guys. Due process out the window.

[Irving]

Civil Forfeiture is already total bullshit to begin with. I can't understand what "story" you'd have to get correct during a traffic stop. Can't wait to have to go to work in Oklahoma with my Colorado plates. It'd be so awesome to have my personal accounts seized, as well as my business accounts seized, because the name of my business/es sound like the name of someone else's business/es.

[trlcavscout]

"If you can prove that you have a legitimate reason to have that money", that says it all right there. Hopefully this is not "coming to a city near you".

[GunsRBadMMMMKay]

"If you can prove that you have a legitimate reason to have that money", that says it all right there. Hopefully this is not "coming to a city near you".

That's what I was thinking....."you don't look like you should have this much money, we'll just hold on to it until you prove it's yours".....ummm....it's in MY bank account, isn't it already proven to be mine? And what constitutes a good reason to have it? A job? Welfare check? Inheritance? Maybe your just good with money....(I'm obviously not talking about my personal bank account, with all of ten dollars in it - but it could happen lol)

[Skip]

Wow! And these state-level folks understand accounting well enough to know what I'm entitled to? Or are the just hoping most folks let it go so they can keep the cash?

If I were in LE I'd have a huge problem with this. We live in a world where people are killed over the $20 in their wallet. Now you want me to take someone's bank account without a trial on the basis of suspicion alone? Nope. Doesn't matter how perfect I think I am, I'm going to get that wrong with my name on the records.

[buffalobo]

Another step on the path...



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