>>Law enforcement in Craig County seized at least $1.5 million of cash during the two-year span, most of it along the same stretch of highway where the Hardin brothers were pulled over. Most of the traffic stops were initiated because the driver did not signal from the highway to the toll booth<<

#Oklahoma #OklahomaWatch #CivilAssetForfeiture #AssetForfeiture #Corruption #CriminalJustice
https://oklahomawatch.org/2025/06/25/oklahoma-police-seized-more-than-200-million-in-2024-civil-asset-forfeitures/

⬆️ @davidnjoku @mekkaokereke

>> I follow @mekkaokereke to learn things I wish I didn't need to know 😞

Same here.

He repeatedly accuses #Biden of racism, but will never offer proof even when asked.

He throws around meaningless statistics but even minimal scrutiny reveal they don't support his narratives.

Then he will fail to show how his accusations are supported by "data" 🙄 #CivilAssetForfeiture

Look here for his attempts to use race to divide the American people ➡️ https://mastodon.social/@rameshgupta/113116651842731825

I thought Rebel Ridge was a good movie, centered around civil asset forfeiture:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11301886/
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#RebelRidge #CivilAssetForfeiture #CAF #police #racism

⬆️ @mekkaokereke
>> …in your data of $68B you cited above, show split between black and non-black people

Reconcile that data you cited regarding #CivilAssetForfeiture with the position that #Black people are the poorest in society. Yet #CAF enables rogue police departments to seize enough wealth from such people to keep police departments running.

Then, and only then, you can say that the PRIMARY purpose of CAF is to hurt Black people

@FortunateFool @peachfront @freediverx @laguiri@queer.party @PJ_Evans@mas.to

⬆️ @PJ_Evans@mas.to

>> Possibly because cops don't release that information. But that doesn't mean it ISN'T REAL.

To cite incomplete info as evidence of some allegation and calling it REAL is not a thing.

Also, the point I raised about the incongruence of maintaining that Black people are among the poorest segments of society and ALSO that cops use #CivilAssetForfeiture to seize so much wealth from those poor people to keep themselves afloat?

@suqdiq @peachfront @mekkaokereke @laguiri@queer.party @freediverx

⬆️ @peachfront @mekkaokereke @laguiri@queer.party @freediverx @PJ_Evans@mas.to
@suqdiq

Lame pivot to ad hominem instead of addressing the substantive issues I raised in this thread.

This is not about me. This is about allegations of #systematicRacism (which is true), but this thread accuses #Biden of that kind of #racism citing #CivilAssetForfeiture as an example.

Instead of calling me ignorant, how about evaluating your own comprehension skills and then participating in useful discussion if you are capable?

⬆️ @suqdiq @peachfront @mekkaokereke @laguiri@queer.party @freediverx @PJ_Evans@mas.to

>> Take 5k USD, go to a place where the cops hunt and see it happen to you. Heck this is the sort of thing youtubers could do

Did I deny that abuse happens? No.

I asked for evidence that #CivilAssetForfeiture is used to perpetuate #SystematicRacism. I questioned how seizing wealth of poorest people keeps abusive police departments afloat.

Nobody has shown the breakdown of $68B between black and non-black people cited above.

⬆️ @freediverx @peachfront @mekkaokereke @laguiri@queer.party @PJ_Evans@mas.to

>> Because you’re not black.

The post to which I responded mentioned black, hispanic, or asian people as victims.

I am in one of those groups, and I can relate to the experience of the majority in that group just as well as a black person can relate to the experiences of majority of black people.

I am not questioning that #SystematicRacism exists.

I am questioning the narrative that #CivilAssetForfeiture is used to perpetuate it.

⬆️ @peachfront @mekkaokereke @laguiri@queer.party @freediverx @PJ_Evans@mas.to

>> cops seized the cash & even FEMA couldn't get it back... do that for a few decades, it starts to add up

I am not disagreeing that cops can and do abuse the system.

I am questioning the narrative that #CivilAssetForfeiture is evidence of #SystematicRacism and has been put in place to incentivize police to fund racist Police departments.

Sounds a lot like accusing LE going after terrorists and suicide bombers as going after #Muslims

Are Police Keeping Your Property for Themselves?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3dBDBaKQbY&t=13

#news #politics #uspolitics #civilassetforfeiture #nowthisnews

This is what fascists do.

https://indystar.com/story/opinion/2024/08/13/marion-county-asset-forfeiture-treats-cash-transfers-as-crimes/74777122007/

#Indiana #CopTheft #CivilAssetForfeiture

Divided #SupremeCourt rules no quick hearing required when police seize property

A divided Supreme Court has ruled that authorities do not have to provide a quick hearing when they seize cars and other property used in drug crimes, even when the property belongs to so-called innocent owners
#scotus #civilassetforfeiture #rights

https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/divided-supreme-court-rules-quick-hearing-required-police-110074364

https://www.wcnc.com/article/money/charlotte-police-seize-so-much-masset-forfeiture/275-76b04ac6-47cf-40c4-9568-76661bfe3390

Shame.
#CivilAssetForfeiture is #theft.

'Partnering with the Feds' is a way to make it more expensive for you to get your hard-earned money back.

"We've gotten no complaints", lied Huntersville Police Chief Barry Graham.

When #Nevada law enforcement stole this Marine's life savings, they messed with the wrong #Marine.
https://ij.org/press-release/marine-veteran-wins-first-round-of-lawsuit-challenging-nevadas-civil-forfeiture-laws/
"Nevada law enforcement should have to follow the Nevada Constitution.”

#CivilAssetForfeiture is ALWAYS #theft.
And it is going to end.

The National Sheriff's Assoc. is fighting bipartisan reform in Congress that, if passed, would eliminate the financial incentive for police to seize and keep money and possessions. At the same time, it would give citizens more rights. #civilassetforfeiture https://www.wcnc.com/article/money/police-seizing-cash-policing-for-profit-equitable-sharing/275-e478b707-c6fd-4f4e-93b4-c982433c97fc

#SupremeCourt Will Decide How Long It Should Take To Get Your #Car Back When #Cops Steal It Via #CivilAssetForfeiture
If you lend a car to a friend, and they're arrested for #drug possession, should it really take a year to get you https://jalopnik.com/supreme-court-will-decide-how-long-it-should-take-to-ge-1850976265

https://ij.org/press-release/indiana-supreme-court-rules-property-owners-in-civil-forfeiture-cases-are-entitled-to-a-jury-trial/

Uh oh #thieves, now what?
#Indiana #SupremeCourt Rules Property Owners In Civil Forfeiture Cases Are Entitled To A #Jury Trial

#CivilAssetForfeiture is #theft.

This is one of those things that nobody really knows about, but when they learn of it, everyone thinks it's bonkers and should be illegal.

#CivilAssetForfeiture #police #profit #corruption

https://ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/culley-v-marshall-supreme-court-cops-steal-your-stuff/

Nobody in their right mind defends this.
https://www.klkntv.com/using-loophole-seward-county-seizes-millions-from-motorists-without-convicting-them-of-crimes/
#CivilAssetForfeiture is #theft.
This brings shame on #SewardCounty #Nebraska.