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Warpy

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2. It ended in NM some years ago. It had turned into a racket

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Thu Dec 17, 2020, 07:53 PM

Dec 2020

as it has in police departments across the country. Cops were helping themselves to ski trips and lots of fancy alcohol on the stolen property of citizens and visitors, alike.

It was a horrible, unconstitutional policy and it needs to go.

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Justin Amash has introduced a bill to end civil asset forfeiture nationwide. [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2020 OP

Very nice ... thank you Mr. Amash ... I agree it should be ended as a practice ... mr_lebowski Dec 2020 #1

It ended in NM some years ago. It had turned into a racket Warpy Dec 2020 #2

Excellent idea! hatrack Dec 2020 #3

Isn't he the one who used to be a Republican? wryter2000 Dec 2020 #4

Yep. He's mostly terrible on issues, but he is principled... Lucky Luciano Dec 2020 #7

Washington state is one of the worst KT2000 Dec 2020 #5

Good! Karadeniz Dec 2020 #6