Funny, not a single mention of his party affiliation. He must be a Democrat, right?
Funny, not a single mention of his party affiliation. He must be a Democrat, right?
"An automobile during a road stop could never have passed that "principle.""
"So a cop or police department gets to determine what is contraband without a trial and conviction?"
"You seem to miss the part about people not being charged with anything but yet having their possessions seized. That means they ARE NOT criminals. Get it?"
"So if I find cocaine in your jacket, I can take your jacket?
"What crime? Until and unless there is a conviction in a court of law, there is no crime of record."
"If you're not convicted of a crime, you're not a criminal."
You still don't understand the law. The law burdens the government with proving the crime and the property's connection to the crime.
"I really struggle to understand how civil forfeiture has stood up to this clear wording."
"I think you should do some research first. Civil forfeitures as conducted by state and local law enforcement have been notoriously misused."
"we aren't talking about contraband."
"So am I to assume that, for the first time in 40+ years, someone in the American criminal justice system has learned to read?"
"And then the onus is on the owners of the property to prove in court that it wasn't used for crime, which can be a lengthy and expensive process."
"If MPGs concern you so much, buy a Prius. If the cost of fuel is too much on a SUPERCAR, maybe you're too poor to keep one going on the road."
Video from the scene (see below) shows the driver gunning the truck's engine before powering over half a dozen cars. The engine revs hard after the truck's rear wheels clears the last car, and the truck hits the pavement hard, before careening around a curve, jumping a metal railing and crashing into a crowd. The…
Louis XIII bought Versailles because he liked hunting there. After taking over, he built or expanded on a hunting lodge on the grounds. Louis XIV is the one who decided to make Versailles what we know today.
You're not a very good troll.
Yeah, the word "troll" has lost all meaning at this point.
gonzo: "pretty much do"
harvest: "Obama has been attacked in uglier ways than any other president ever."