Driver sues feds after they search cab, confiscate $23,000 in cash

i got one better than that for you

TERRORISTS USE CASH

we were told by john ashcroft that if anyone makes large purchases in cash, its a sign they are up to no good, because only a terrorist would do such a thing

most normal americans, who have nothing to hide, have bank accounts, and credit cards and conform to what the powers that be have created

only a reckless criminal would go outside of those boundaries, and this is the thought process behind a lot of these types of police behaviors

if you dont let them search your truck, you must have something to hide

if you carry around that much money, you must be guilty of some crime

if you look spanish, you must be illegal

if you look black, you must be up to some crime

if you look arab, you must be related to usama

these types of generalizations lead to these types of events, whether at an airport, a weigh station, or a random police check

 

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What New Mexico port was it?

 

What happened to innocent until proven guilty?


Just because you're a member of a group that perhaps has higher percentage of doing something bad vs. other group (or perceived to be so), you then must be assumed as guilty at all times?

Now in this case I think it's reasonable that the officers seized the cash for the time being until it can be ascertained that the person was indeed innocent. It is somewhat suspicious. But the process shouldn't take too long, it puts undue hardship to the person involved.

And it certainly shouldn't be the case that it's often near impossible to get the money back because 'the cop gets to keep it'. Wouldn't that amount to robbery? Seems like there's a conflict of interest here.

 

Still not sure why anyone would have to give up his cash because it's a suspicious amount. I see a lot of suspicious people but I'm not about to smash their knee caps and hand-cuff them to a pole so they can explain why they're doing something that's perfectly legal.

Let's pretend you're rich and bought something expensive from a friend across the states and had to western union the money. No problem there, right? Now, let's pretend you bought the same item from an Iraqi. Suspicious, perhaps to send that much money to someone in Iraq. Should there be anything keeping you from doing it? Should you have to prove that what you're buying is legal?

 

Sounds pretty heavy handed on the part of law enforcement. It is not the business of the Police or DOT where or how he stores his money. I hope he is paid interest while they borrow his money.

 

HMMMMMM! Well, explain to me how when I was 17 even though I did smoke pot then but didn't posses any at the time that I caught a ride home and didn't know there was a blunt roach in the front seat. Now when summened to court, "sorry, we can't find the evidence come back on such and such date". I went to court 3 time's after that and they still stated they couldn't find the evidence. Hmmmm, something funny goin' on here. Ended up paying almost $700 for court cost fine's and paying back when it took to bail me out of jail. There ARE MANY crooked and corrupt cop's. I bet at least 90% of them are.

This guy was already in the country and he did declair he had the cash. They did him wrong. I don't use bank's either because I don't trust them with my money and you have the right to posses the money you earned with proof and do NOT have to deposit it into a bank. That is making you do something againest your will so screw the government on what they "want".

 

lol. wow and a half.