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Drug Policy

iscooterliberally

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4. There was a part about the feds having to have a conviction to use the federal laws..

Reply to Angry Dragon (Reply #3)

Fri Dec 30, 2011, 01:17 PM

Dec 2011

"While criminal forfeiture laws require someone to be convicted of a crime before property can be taken, civil forfeiture allows prosecutors to take properties without convicting anyone."

This is the part I was referring to. Anyway, I agree with you that if they are going to seize this family's motel, they should do the same to Goldman, etc, but they don't refer to them as "Government Sachs" for nothing.

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Tewksbury Owner Fights Feds' Attempt To Seize Alleged Drug Motel [View all] iscooterliberally Dec 2011 OP

They could use the same laws to take over a lot of banks Angry Dragon Dec 2011 #1

I think the banks and Wall Street like things the way the are. iscooterliberally Dec 2011 #2

The article referred to federal laws Angry Dragon Dec 2011 #3

There was a part about the feds having to have a conviction to use the federal laws.. iscooterliberally Dec 2011 #4

civil forfeiture was originally for actual real life pirates Warren Stupidity Dec 2011 #5

what BULLSHIT! RainDog Dec 2011 #6