Indiana police use state law to steal money without cause
eu.indystar.com
This isn’t crime fighting. It’s an actual crime — a blatant, naked theft carried out by officers, Libertarian Party Chair Evan McMahon writes.

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/13145612

(edit) Would someone please ship some counterfeit money through there and get it confiscated, so the police can then be investigated for spending counterfeit money?

  • TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.comEnglish
    23·
    2 months ago

    However, that is extremely difficult, because the assets themselves — inanimate objects — are listed as the defendants, and such cases often tie the money up in long and challenging legal proceedings.

    The money is being treated as a defendant.

    No surprise that FedEx isn’t union.

    • barsquid@lemmy.world
      10·
      2 months ago

      It’s a massive violation of our Constitutional rights, but it turns out it is fine to do because of playing some games pretending the object is the defendant.

    • loutr
      8·
      2 months ago

      The money is being treated as a defendant.

      Saw this shit in a movie last week, it sounded too dumb to be true…

    • activistPnk@slrpnk.netOPEnglish
      1·
      2 months ago

      I could not reach that enshitified article but judging from the title, FedEx’s contemp for Black Lives Matter is consistent with their extreme right politics:

      • FedEx is an ALEC member (thus opposes labor rights, women’s rights, environmental protection, gun control, taxation, consumer protection, financial regulation, public education, welfare…)
      • FedEx used to give a discount to NRA members
      • FedEx ships sharkfins, hunting trophies, and slave dolphins
      • FedEx was founded by an ex military serviceman (a mostly right wing demographic)

      Being on the extreme right would be consistent with BLM contempt. And indeed, fighting unions is FedEx’s core reason for being an ALEC member. Photos of DVDs were leaked and circulated on social media with FedEx on the label and some title like “how to mitigate unions”.