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Current Events => General Discussion => Topic started by: rich_t on October 05, 2011, 06:42:33 PM

Title: Civil forfeiture
Post by: rich_t on October 05, 2011, 06:42:33 PM: Talk about about legal theft........

http://www.ij.org/about/4058

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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 budgetsâ€”all this even though you have never so much as been accused of a crime, let alone convicted of one.
Title: Re: Civil forfeiture
Post by: thundley4 on October 05, 2011, 06:52:28 PM: Can cities be sued for the criminal activity that goes on in their city council chambers? Or for the criminal activity in the back alleys and city owned HUD housing?
Title: Re: Civil forfeiture
Post by: JohnnyReb on October 05, 2011, 07:04:13 PM: I have a question. What asshole with connections wants to build on that property?
Title: Re: Civil forfeiture
Post by: rich_t on October 05, 2011, 07:26:56 PM: Quote from: thundley4 on October 05, 2011, 06:52:28 PM
Can cities be sued for the criminal activity that goes on in their city council chambers? Or for the criminal activity in the back alleys and city owned HUD housing?

Maybe... But who can afford to try it?
Title: Re: Civil forfeiture
Post by: rich_t on October 05, 2011, 07:27:35 PM: Quote from: JohnnyReb on October 05, 2011, 07:04:13 PM
I have a question. What asshole with connections wants to build on that property?

Good question. I'm sure that somebody does.
Title: Re: Civil forfeiture
Post by: MrsSmith on October 05, 2011, 07:31:14 PM: If this doesn't fail in court, then any property anywhere can be seized with no more excuse than "someone once committed a crime here." :o :o :o
Title: Re: Civil forfeiture
Post by: thundley4 on October 05, 2011, 07:32:09 PM: Quote from: rich_t on October 05, 2011, 07:26:56 PM
Maybe... But who can afford to try it?

The Koch brothers? But, the bigger question, who would want to own a liberal hellhole and be responsible for it?
Title: Re: Civil forfeiture
Post by: Delmar on October 05, 2011, 07:47:54 PM: Quote
Jake Sully: The Sky People have sent us a message... that they can take whatever they want. That no one can stop them. Well, we will send them a message. You ride out as fast as the wind can carry you. You tell the other clans to come. Tell them Toruk Macto calls to them! You fly now, with me! My brothers! Sisters! And we will show the Sky People... that they cannot take whatever they want! And that this... this is our land!
Title: Re: Civil forfeiture
Post by: rich_t on October 05, 2011, 07:52:20 PM: Quote from: MrsSmith on October 05, 2011, 07:31:14 PM
If this doesn't fail in court, then any property anywhere can be seized with no more excuse than "someone once committed a crime here." :o :o :o

Exactly.

No actual proof required either.
Title: Re: Civil forfeiture
Post by: Rebel on October 06, 2011, 02:29:38 PM: Not smelly hippies demanding free sh*t.

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