bogie
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So, do any of y'all know a media person who'd be interested in running somewhere with this?
I suppose if you had any "free" funds left to do so, you would. What do you do if all you have has been seized?A good guy whose property has been wrongfully taken would fight tooth and nail to get their stuff back, and would have the evidence to do it.
I've already had problems just trying to explain money I had saved over a couple of years in my safe (gun funds ) to a mortgage company when we were buying a house and wanted to use it for a down payment.
suppose if you had any "free" funds left to do so, you would. What do you do if all you have has been seized?
All you said is true. However none of it is illegal and it's questionable as to whether it should be probable cause unless you figure the authorities know best. Some people prefer to do business in cash, and some people don't trust banks (some other person's "house") to be the best place to keep everything they've worked hard for. I don't really disagree with what you've said, but it's a dangerous proposal. What's the percentage of $100 bills that have a little coke residue on them? A large stash of cash would probably attract that drug sniffing dog. Maybe you're innocent but your own money is now evidence in a case against you. Bad guys should be prosecuted but you've gotta be really careful that you don't cross the line. Cases against innocent people can be built on little compromises and nuances once you say "well that's ok to prosecute because bad people do that too."Nonetheless, large amounts of cash will always draw suspicion. Drug business is always done in cash. Legitimate business, especially that on the order of thousands or tens of thousands of dollars, is generally done with checks and electronic transfers. Legitimate money isn't usually kept on-hand as cash secreted away in a home, for a variety of reasons. It's just the way of the world.
In terms of forfeiture, cash by itself isn't necessarily indicative of anything. Now, if the DEA finds $200,000 carefully tucked away in a specially-built hidden compartment in the floor of a mini-van that has coke residue all over it, things become pretty clear
A large stash of cash would probably attract that drug sniffing dog
Oh, and the ATF leatherman is sickening and I hope it's a joke. Maybe we can issue judges leathermans that say "Always Think Guilty" on them.
All you said is true. However none of it is illegal and it's questionable as to whether it should be probable cause...What's the percentage of $100 bills that have a little coke residue on them?
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Legitimate money isn't usually kept on-hand as cash secreted away in a home, for a variety of reasons. It's just the way of the world.
Just because a thing is lawful, does not make it right.
Reason #1 I didn't become a LEO. Pisses me off too because I am doing no real tangible benefit to society by running an ISP.
The jack-booted, sturmtruppen thug bastards of the waffen BATFEces don't even try and hide what they are anymore.