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The feds have resumed a controversial program that lets cops take stuff and keep it
The Justice Department today announced that it is resuming a controversial practice that allows local police departments to funnel a large portion of assets seized from citizens into their own coffers under federal law. The "equitable-sharing" program gives police the option of prosecuting asset forfeiture cases under federal instead of state law. The Justice Department had suspended payments under this program back in...
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So much for the rule of law.
Aka legal stealing. If you're a cop, everything belongs to you.
they're basically organized crime by another name