Stopped in motor home for going too slow on I-80

dodge guy wrote:

msmith1199 wrote:
Dodge Guy, the officers were not suspended. They probably got a commendation for what they did. And it is a crime to possess funds derived through criminal activity. You guys can dislike it all you want, but it is the law, at least for now.

Where was the criminal activity?

You stated "it is a crime to possess funds derived through criminal activity" the only ones that committed this crime were the police! because they stole the money and were in possession of the money through criminal activity! you can twist the law all you want, but in this case the police were wrong and the courts agreed!

Actually one Federal Judge agreed. The case is under appeal so we'll see what the appellate court says. And I'm trying to tell you facts, not twist anything. The circumstances of the case clearly indicate the money is proceeds from criminal activity. It is a civil case so the standard is not as high as a criminal case. The subject who possessed the money has the absolute right to prove that the money was received and possessed in a lawful manner, but he has refused to do so. What the judge ruled on was the manner that the officers made the stop and seized the money was not proper, not that seizing the money itself was not proper. In fact, if you read the case, if at the first traffic stop there had been a dog available and they were able to search the motorhome there, then in all likelihood the Judge would not have ruled against the prosecutor in this case. The Judge didn't like the two traffic stops and the length of detention for traffic offenses that eventually led to the seizure.