'It is like highway robbery' | Area police receive $20 million after seizing cash through controversial program
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Charlotte-area law enforcement have bolstered their budgets in recent years by relying on a controversial federal program that allows "policing for profit."
    • Eccitaze@yiffit.netEnglish
      17·
      9 months ago

      No, but see, they’re charging the money with a crime, not you! And because it’s not a human they’re charging, silly things like constitutional rights don’t apply!

      The only thing more absurd than that argument is that a judge bought that argument.

      • brianorca@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        9 months ago

        The argument was supposed to be used for such things as a vacant pirate ship with unknown owners, but has since been perverted beyond all reason.