Oklahoma's Law Enforcement fights reform to civil asset forfeiture

Posted by $ blarman 8 years, 1 month ago to News
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“In Oklahoma City, all of the forfeiture proceeds are used for law enforcement purposes such as training and equipment,” William Citty, chief of police for the Oklahoma City Police Department, wrote in a letter to legislators. “Without forfeiture funds, the department’s ability to deter drug-related crime would be significantly impacted and criminals would be allowed to use the illegally gained funds to continue their criminal activities.”

You don't think you get enough money and you use that as justification for seizing and confiscating property absent a conviction? You execute the law - not make it up.
SOURCE URL: http://dailysignal.com/2016/02/01/oklahoma-law-enforcement-fights-effort-to-make-it-harder-to-take-peoples-cash-property/?mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRovs6zMZKXonjHpfsX57OklUa6wlMI%2F0ER3fOvrPUfGjI4ASMpmNq%2BTFAwTG5toziV8R7jHKM1t0sEQWBHm


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  • Posted by CircuitGuy 8 years, 1 month ago
    Wow. They say they need crime to fund their department. If crime started to decrease, they'd have to hope it increases or falsely accuse people to stay open. This is a undevelop-world way to run things, where gov't pay its officers by looking the other way while they take bribes.
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  • Posted by freedomforall 8 years, 1 month ago
    The sheriffs in effect argue:
    We need to steal more from people who have not been accused or convicted of any crime in order to enforce an unconstitutional intrusion on liberty and privacy.

    $%^# the Sherriffs!
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