CBC Warns Canadians: US Cops Will Pull You Over And Steal Your Moneyby Cory DoctorowBoing Boing Sep. 17, 2014 |
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62,000 US drivers have been pulled over and had their cash seized by small-town American cops in the past 13 years, under civil forfeiture laws that let them declare anyone to be a probable terrorist and/or drug dealer and take their money without charge or evidence; the only way to get it back is to hire a lawyer and return, over and over again, to the tiny town you were passing through when you were robbed at badgepoint. The CBC's advice to Canadians: "Avoid long chats if you're pulled over; don't leave litter on the floor of your car, especially energy drink cans; don't use breath/air freshener, they're evidence of drug use; don't be quiet; don't be talkative; don't wear expensive clothes; don't have tinted windows; don't consent to a search." Because: "on an American roadway with a full wallet, in the eyes of thousands of cash-hungry cops you're a rolling ATM." News outlets here have reported many such abuses over the years. But the Washington Post's latest investigation exposes money-grabbing as big business.American shakedown: Police won't charge you, but they'll grab your money [Neil Macdonald/CBC News] |