Stopped in motor home for going too slow on I-80
This just goes to show how things can escalate to a huge problem when you are just driving along minding your own business. Kinda hard to believe this goes on. Motor home stopped for going too slow
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DSDP Don wrote:
"boondockdad".....You need to get your information straight. Seizure of cash is not a "windfall" for a police department. In California, one third of the seizure goes to the agency who seized it, Sheriff, Police, etc. That money can only be used for buying equipment. There were STRICT guidelines for it's use. I used it several times to buy badly needed new robots for our unit. One third goes to the State and the last third goes to Mental Health for drug programs. So it's certainly not a windfall to the agency who seized it.
There's a whole lot of misinformation on this thread about the seizures and what people "think" is happening. Like you, I worked in the business. In fact I was assigned to the Federal SAR's committee for my area and an FBI White Collar Crime task force. I saw how seizures worked and I saw the good it did. But people read some media stories and see complaints from criminals about losing their money and they automatically believe the government is just taking property for no reason at all. It's amazing how the media can influence people so much.
