I kind of knew the U.S. wasn't really a civilised country but today, thanks to npub14ukaj9jxt92unn28r7z42n475c7u6typ2cu8wyur4eqrk67tyz9sxs2erc (npub14uk…2erc)'s posts (go follow him!), I learned that in America cops can literally take away any amount of money or other assets you carry and keep it--without ever bringing any charges against you.
And only an expensive and lengthy legal process can bring some of it back to you. I mean seriously??
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/11/10/report-in-lean-times-police-start-taking-a-lot-more-stuff-from-people/
Jan Penfrat /
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2024-02-07 20:43:11
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