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Civil Liberties

mahatmakanejeeves

(60,789 posts) Tue Aug 28, 2018, 08:39 PM Aug 2018

Your civil asset forfeiture story of the day: West Virginia state trooper seizes $10K in cash....

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"After the newspaper called...."

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Your civil asset forfeiture story of the day: West Virginia state trooper seizes $10K in cash from a couple on their way to a casino, issues nothing but a traffic ticket. After the newspaper called, the police suddenly decided to give it all back

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Your civil asset forfeiture story of the day: West Virginia state trooper seizes $10K in cash.... (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2018 OP

Yikes! Right here is Jefferson County! k8conant Aug 2018 #1

The cops should'a kept it. If they are taking 10K to a casino, they're too dumb to own it. 3Hotdogs Aug 2018 #2

k8conant

(3,034 posts)

1. Yikes! Right here is Jefferson County!

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Tue Aug 28, 2018, 09:05 PM

Aug 2018

Disgusting.

3Hotdogs

(13,375 posts)

2. The cops should'a kept it. If they are taking 10K to a casino, they're too dumb to own it.