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Holders bans local and state authorities from appropriating funds through the federal program of civil forfeiture. That program was the main program used by local agencies because they could funnel up to 80% of the funds back to themselves

http://www.washingtonpost.com/invest...ddc_story.html

01-16-2015 , 03:15 PM

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seattlelou

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A bit of good news for a change.

01-16-2015 , 09:53 PM

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Ditch Digger

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That's amazing.

01-18-2015 , 05:02 PM

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JayTeeMe

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Originally Posted by Huehuecoyotl

This is huge right?

01-18-2015 , 05:12 PM

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rjoefish

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Yes.

01-18-2015 , 08:10 PM

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Bremen

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That remains to be seen. There are still loopholes that could allow determined departments to keep on with business as usual, it just isn't as easy.

01-18-2015 , 08:36 PM

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ikestoys

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i'm sure it will be gutted somehow

01-19-2015 , 12:23 AM

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ALLTheCookies

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Police Officer harasses young guy skateboarding, chases him into his moms house, shoots him in the heart in front of her, pepper sprays him as he's dying, flees from house, says he feared for his life.

http://thefreethoughtproject.com/una...epper-sprayed/

01-19-2015 , 08:34 PM

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I mean the guy literally has a rap sheet a mile long. I'm talking about the police officer here. But it is very important that cops protect their own, and that no one jumps to conclusions, and most of these charges are just bogus **** trumped up by unruly civilians anyway. No reason to ever react to any of these charges with any sort of actual discipline.

Whats the worst that could happen?

01-19-2015 , 11:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Huehuecoyotl

Excellent news. What happens now if the cops grab 50k in drug money? Where does it go now?

01-20-2015 , 12:11 AM

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rjoefish

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Seemingly to the agency that seized it but they'd have to prove a crime. Probably varies by state.

01-20-2015 , 01:03 PM

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will1530

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Pretty sure all states have their own version of asset seizure laws now.

01-20-2015 , 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by will1530

Pretty sure all states have their own version of asset seizure laws now.

It sounds like most state laws have the money from the seizures going into the general fund instead of to the department. That should give less incentive to the local police departments.

01-21-2015 , 03:58 AM

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Some kickass states like Minnesota don't have civil forfeiture at all, only criminal forfeiture. If the state wants to take your stuff, they have to prove you committed a crime.

01-22-2015 , 02:19 AM

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Anyone have a video link to this shooting?

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-can...PublicRSS20-sa

01-22-2015 , 03:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Used2Play

Anyone have a video link to this shooting?

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-can...PublicRSS20-sa

http://www.nj.com/cumberland/index.s..._in_bridg.html

01-22-2015 , 05:02 AM

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stockguy3205

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I have no comment at the moment - this is a cross between MB and EC. His hands we're technically up (barely), he's on the side of the handgun and he's clearly not surrendering like the driver.

At first I watched and thought the driver was shot and was literally WTF.

01-22-2015 , 01:10 PM

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So the end of that video is them turning all recording off so that they can discuss and get their stories together right?

01-22-2015 , 01:22 PM

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I'm assuming so - also didn't the cop that fired shoot toward the other officer?

01-22-2015 , 04:10 PM

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Huehuecoyotl

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I wonder why the cop approached the car from the passenger side.

01-22-2015 , 06:36 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by stockguy3205

I'm assuming so - also didn't the cop that fired shoot toward the other officer?

i noticed that too and was like what the heck, very odd. he shoots one shot at seemingly no one in particular, and could have easily shot the black cop accidentally. unless that is what he was trying to do, like HEY MAN WHY ARE YOU FIRING SIX SHOTS INTO THE CAR, STOP IT RIGHT NOW

01-22-2015 , 06:59 PM

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AngusThermopyle

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Anyone notice the cop called the guy by name?

Reid apparently had a history

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In 1994, Reid was sentenced to 15 years in prison for shooting at three New Jersey State Police troopers. He was a teenager at the time and police had come to his house with a warrant regarding a stolen gun. He ran, and exchanged gunfire with police, according to previous reports.

And the cop may have been fully aware of it

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Reid was also arrested this summer on charges of obstruction, resisting arrest, possession of narcotics and failure to appear in Millville Municipal Court. Authorities said Days was one of the arresting officers at the time.

01-22-2015 , 11:48 PM

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62-year-old black grandfather choked and held down by three white men who see his legal firearm

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Foster follows Daniels into the Walmart, chokes him from behind in front of children and bystanders, wrestles him violently to the ground, and is soon joined by other white onlookers who come to help Foster restrain Daniels—in which they take his gun and wait for police to arrive.

2 Americas

01-22-2015 , 11:56 PM

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Another beauty

346 inmates died in custody in Florida in 2014

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Incensed that he had cursed at a nurse, guards at Franklin Correctional Institution in the Panhandle fired nine blasts of noxious gas into his 13-by-8 cell through a slot in the door and, ultimately, left him there, sobbing.

“I can’t breathe, I can’t take it no more, please help me,’’ he pleaded.

Five hours later, the 27-year-old was found lifeless, face-down on the bare slab. His mouth and nose were pressed to the bottom of the door, as if trying to gulp fresh air through the thin crack. His hair, legs, toes, torso and mouth were dusted with a faint orange residue, a byproduct of the gas. A paperback Bible was under his shoulder.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement sent two investigators, Michael Kennedy and Michael DeVaney, to look into what had occurred. Their conclusion, summarized in one paragraph: The “disciplinary actions” taken by guards had no bearing on the death.

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