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ICE Reportedly Stole a 10th Grader's Phone, Then Seemingly Sold It for Cash (futurism.com)
submitted 9 months ago by to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world
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[–] 4 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Thank you for the additional info.

In that case, civil forfeiture has been practiced illegally, nationwide, for a very long time. This practice is nothing new.

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  • [–] 4 points 9 months ago

    I remember reading a whole lot about it during the Bush and Obama admins. The War on Terror was a great added excuse for backwoods cops to pull over brown people and rob them, and minorities (of course) were far less likely to lodge a complaint about it.

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  • [–] 5 points 9 months ago

    Yeah, legality and enforcement are two different things. But I don't think it's common for cops to immediately pawn stuff then try to claim civil forfeiture.

    I feel like they're more likely to just lie and say it got lost, because otherwise a halfway decent lawyer could win a civil suit against them since they can't produce the 'defendant'.

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