Civil Forfeiture

[Monster]

Anyone see this shit? Gotta hand it to John Oliver. He doesn't stick with the "easy" topics in the world. It's insane that this is still legal.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kEpZWGgJks

 

[Mitchrapp]

Wow. I think I'd fight before someone took my money or house away..

 

[Michchamp]

Wow. I think I'd fight before someone took my money or house away..

brilliant strategy. no one ever thought to do that before.

 

[tinselwolverine]

Wow, they got some of the real actors from Law & Order to do the parody at the end...

 

[Mitchrapp]

brilliant strategy. no one ever thought to do that before.

I'm ahead of my time..

 

[Gulo Blue]

2:30 mark. 1 program since 9/11 has led to $2.5 B in civil forfeitures. 62k seizures.

That's an average of 13 seizures a day and $40k per seizure.

 

[Michchamp]

2:30 mark. 1 program since 9/11 has led to $2.5 B in civil forfeitures. 62k seizures.

That's an average of 13 seizures a day and $40k per seizure.

Insane. Where does the money go...???

 

[Thumb]

Insane. Where does the money go...???

 

[Michchamp]

hmmm

I KNEW IT!!

 

[Gulo Blue]

Insane. Where does the money go...???

 

[Michchamp]

I thought they get that stuff for free from the pentagon, but I guess they still gotta buy gas.

 

[Gulo Blue]

I thought they get that stuff for free from the pentagon, but I guess they still gotta buy gas.

"Free" government surplus generally costs more than you expect. It's always missing some key part you have to replace or fix.

And I don't know what to make of that top picture. I don't want to pick on it, cause it's nice work for some mom & pop shop, but I don't think that's the work of General Dynamics.