I just came across this article about civil forfeiture. I had never heard of it before but apparently police officers can confiscate and keep money from someone suspected of obtaining or using the money in some illegal activity.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/scott-bullock/end-policing-for-profit_b_534553.html
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Oh yeah, totally. It's really weird! You can be suspected of doing something and they'll take everything you have and sell it, making money for their police station,etc. It's a pretty messed up system, and it's especially bad in California and with the "war on drugs."
Check this out:
http://www.uchicago.edu/features/20091109_law.shtml
Some of UofC's law students (and Craig Futterman) have been working on briefs in a case in front of the Supreme Court on this very issue: police forfeiture laws in Illinois. I don't know whether the Supreme Court has decided this case yet or not -- has anyone heard about whether opinions have been released?
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