Trump & Civil Asset Forfeiture
It's been in the news recently that President Trump is going along with some law enforcement officials and opposing reform of the country's civil asset forfeiture policies. Civil asset forfeiture, as many of you know, is where law enforcement can seize assets from people simply because those assets (cars, cash and even houses) are suspected of being used, or are the proceeds of a crime. They need not prove they were used in a crime, just suspected. The burden of proof is then with the owner to prove his property wasn't involved in crime.
Reason magazine cites three reasons Trump should support reform. I'll have to admit I was taken aback when I first read the headline to the story. I misread it and thought it was "Three Reasons Trump is Wrong to Oppose Reform". I read it wrong and thought it read he should support asset forfeiture. I was like, "WTF??? No. It says he should support reform. They're spot on as usual.
That's one troubling thing about Trump of many: His apparent desire to be the "law and order" guy.
posted by Fred Mangels @ 9:52 AM
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Or maybe Trump should switch jobs and go into yard maintenance as a "lawn order" guy.
There ya go!
Either he doesn't understand that the tyrant courts & lawmakers have changed the laws from convicted to suspected, and just needs a refresher course, or he is giving the tyrannical ones enough rope to hang themselves, ... or he is despicable tyrant himself and wants in on the profits.
I think it's our duty to kindly remind him of the proper due process laws of the BOR. IOW, only time will tell.
I don't think he really cares. He just wants to ride the populistlaw and orderthing.
Trump is varying......law and order means to convict and punish ALL CRIMINALS......
For decades, too many minorities in sociopolitics go unpunished.
Diversity is punishing illegals, women,children, non white and non black men, shills of all political types, liberals, progressives, conservatives, nuns, priests, pastors, attieneys,judges, fire fighters, cops, politicians, community organizations, etc....
Who really thinks God or Satan has the power to enforce, thus Trump won't either.
Hidenburg Boom🎆🔥
Populism by dummies 101, a diaper dandy for toddler type thinkers.......
Sometimes I want to ask you if I can try some of those drugs that you must have. Then I come to my senses.
Dopamine is a neuro transmitter, natural kick ass high........
Senses are temperamental.
Personally I think Trump just puts too much faith in the police forces of America. I doubt he's had many bad interactions with them, I would imagine he has never had any of his money or assets seized by them. While I understand the policy of asset forfeiture, to take finances away from drug cartels and gangsters, it is certainly abused on a daily basis because the bad elements of our police forces have not been held to account.
THC
Lonely over at THC?
I would imagine you're the lonely one, after being run out of all the local news blogs. Luckily for you Fred values freedom of speech over sanity.
THC
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