Angela, there are bad cops, of course, and planting drugs on suspects must happen from time to time, but I haven't ever participated in a case where that was a real issue. If the case is big enough to warrant a significant civil forfeiture, however, you're dealing with lots and lots of contraband that would be nearly impossible to "plant".
** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Angela Mailander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Would they be above planting drugs on someone if they could get away with it? It's an appalling law. > > Marek Reavis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Thanks for posting this piece, Bob. Seeing firsthand how this so- > called war is fought, at least on the jurisdictional battlefields I've > been in, is a scary eye-opener to just how ineffective and crazy the > whole enterprise is. One of the very worst examples of how a good > intention goes terribly bad is the asset forfeiture laws that > essentially create self-funding task forces that receive percentages of > property and cash seized from drug arrests. > > It makes these multi-agency task forces into freebooters who profit > from their busts. > > ** > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, bob_brigante <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > Think the war in Iraq is stupid? The war on drugs is much dumber: > > > > http://www.slate.com/id/2178795/ > > > > > > > > Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com >
