Re #3, it looks like a pretty clean Toro. Either it is fairly new or Mr. Smith takes very good care of it.

Three takes on this:

OH no, how dare I encourage a billion-dollar automaker to give away more gifts worth tens of thousands of dollars to hardworking charitable people lol 

I saw a piece on him on WDIV news in Detroit yesterday, or the day before. He seems like such an awesome guy. His attitude on life is really inspiring. Great story!

The only complaint about this awesome story is the title makes it sound like it was someone’s personal car, not a prepped M4 by a business that makes cars designed for this...

You seem confused, so I’ll explain this as if you’re a 6 year old. For Sweden seems to think that Democrats support civil forfeiture. I’m pointing out that Republicans love it just as much, if not more so.

The VP position is appointed as much as it is an elected position.... since we don’t vote for VP independent of President.

Also, remember to vote for Trump if you like civil forfeiture.

There’s a difference between a theory and a cover.

Civil forfeiture laws are due process. It’s just that the process is rigged and should be outlawed.

You might be over-thinking the analogy...

Yeah, all these “confiscation laws” just reek.

Yeah because the alternative is sooooooo much better. 

Turo host.

As my grandfather used to say: Imagine that you’re buried up to your shoulders in shit and someone throws a bucket of snot at you. What do you do? Stand there or duck?

Well if that ain’t getting caught between a rock and a pile of shit..

Emma went ahead and bought her car back because of how slow the judicial process is going due to #1) the pandemic and 2#) that being how it is designed to work.

Police have often stated the goal of those seizures is to stop repeat offenders from driving

They probably did, but I’d also guess that a guy with 28 DUIs is the type of guy to drive a $500 shitbox, at which point you just let them have it.

KSTP found that judges in Minnesota have ordered law enforcement to return vehicles over 600 times in the last three years