So awesome! This has been a long time coming!
So awesome! This has been a long time coming!
Originally shared by Jeremy Nixon
Huge news: Eric Holder just banned state and local police from using civil asset forfeiture to steal your money and property without even suspecting you of a crime.
This practice has long been a blank check for corrupt police departments, pulling someone over on the highway and just taking their money. Then using that money to beef up the department budget. It’s the reason I no longer carry emergency cash on cross-country drives: I’m afraid the police will steal it from me. Well, those days are over.
I haven’t exactly been the biggest fan of Eric Holder (that’s an understatement), but maybe he has a good side, too. This is the best news I’ve ever seen with his name on it.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/holder-ends-seized-asset-sharing-process-that-split-billions-with-local-state-police/2015/01/16/0e7ca058-99d4-11e4-bcfb-059ec7a93ddc_story.html
http://www.vox.com/2015/1/16/7558329/eric-holder-asset-forfeiture
http://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/holder-ends-seized-asset-sharing-process-that-split-billions-with-local-state-police/2015/01/16/0e7ca058-99d4-11e4-bcfb-059ec7a93ddc_story.html
Originally shared by Jeremy Nixon
Huge news: Eric Holder just banned state and local police from using civil asset forfeiture to steal your money and property without even suspecting you of a crime.
This practice has long been a blank check for corrupt police departments, pulling someone over on the highway and just taking their money. Then using that money to beef up the department budget. It’s the reason I no longer carry emergency cash on cross-country drives: I’m afraid the police will steal it from me. Well, those days are over.
I haven’t exactly been the biggest fan of Eric Holder (that’s an understatement), but maybe he has a good side, too. This is the best news I’ve ever seen with his name on it.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/holder-ends-seized-asset-sharing-process-that-split-billions-with-local-state-police/2015/01/16/0e7ca058-99d4-11e4-bcfb-059ec7a93ddc_story.html
http://www.vox.com/2015/1/16/7558329/eric-holder-asset-forfeiture
http://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/holder-ends-seized-asset-sharing-process-that-split-billions-with-local-state-police/2015/01/16/0e7ca058-99d4-11e4-bcfb-059ec7a93ddc_story.html
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