Dont drive with lots of cash

There was a case not long ago where a couple from NJ were gambling at some track in WV and won a load of money.
They took their cash and were headed home and WV cop stopped them for some bs and searched their car, found their cash and took it.

It took a fight to get it back but a legislator from WV even came to their house in NJ to apologize and got their money back.
Supposedly he is trying to pass legislation in WV now to stop these actions by the police.
Rampant money grab by police depts. They are hooked on this money like it's a drug.

Didn't "60 Minutes" or "20/20" do a feature on this happening on I-10? It's been several years.

Old-Biscuit wrote:
Isn't this 'youtube' just a form of hate propaganda?

Some of it. But there are a lot that are real
News. Look up Civil Asset Forfeiture Ohio and other states. And read with disgust at what they are doing to innocent people just traveling. One guy they pulled over was an army or marine (I forget what) that was on vacation with his wife! Not only can they take your money. They can take your car/RVing if they feel like it!

I always carry cash and its over 50 bucks. I don't like using my credit or debit card. Once a month I go to the bank and pull out some cash to use for the month. Use the credit card for gas and the debit card for food at the base commissary or Sam's Club.

carrying lot of cash? just plane dumb, anything over $50.bucks in small bills. flashing a wad of cash will get you in trouble.

Louisiana is the only state with laws based on the Napoléon Code.

I've been living on cash for a few years. It's cool to me, I feel more in touch with what I am spending. That said, I do get nervous carrying large amounts at times, but I've never been worried about the cops taking it. I'm not a part of a targeted group, so it's not something I feel the need to worry about. Life is not fair, sometimes that works to our advantage.

I'm more worried I'll lose my wallet...

Isn't this 'youtube' just a form of hate propaganda?

RobWNY wrote:
What a crock of **** that guy is spewing. As a retired Law Enforcement Officer I am very familiar with Civil Forfeiture or what we called Asset Forfeiture. Not once did I or anyone I worked with pull over a car for a minor traffic infraction and then seize a wad of cash that the driver or one of the passengers had on them and then say "have a nice day!" and let them drive off. There's a whole lot more to that story. That youtube guy is only telling a very small part of a story to have his audience get riled up and is nothing more than a hater of Law Enforcement. People love to hear stuff like this to justify in their own minds how their own actions are ok even though the rest of society says they're not. It always amazed me that people believe the theory that breaking the Law and getting caught can be justified because a dirty cop was exposed in the news a couple of years ago. Therefore all cops are dirty. Therefore their illegal actions should go unpunished. There are thousands of people that think this exact way and guys like this youtube person rely on them to remain relevant online.

I really appreciate your point of view. I stopped watching at about 2 1/2 minutes in after he claims a LEO can expect you to show him what's in your pocket. What a crock.

Does it happen? Yes, there are a few crooked cops out there. How often does this happen? If it happened as much as he infers we would be reading regular reports on social media and from legitimate reporting agencies.

Nothing to worry about. They'd never profile anyone either. Don't rock the boat, everyone from the courthouse janitor to the company that built the courthouse has an interest in continuing things just as they are.