FYI, it is now illegal to carry American cash.

[46Tbird]

When they liquidate the estate, what's keeping them from giving you a cashier's check?

Why should it matter?

[03trubluGT]

The officer has the discretion at the moment where he can fuck someone's life up over absolutely nothing, or he can let the person continue living their lawful life. The higher ups have NOTHING to do with that circumstance.

If he is trained NOT to do it (where does training come from, who dictates curriculum?) then why would he do it?

[03trubluGT]

This pisses me off more than anything I have ever heard of.

So if my grandmother leaves $125k cash to me as an inheritance, I'm a criminal for having it in the car with me... or for depositing it in a lump sum... or for breaking up deposits so as not to arouse suspicion. Any of these actions can lead to my legally-attained cash being stolen from me and I have to come up with PROOF that I have a legal right to possess it?

Pay stubs? WTF. Remind me what country we live in and what expectations of freedom we should have.

I think the LEOs here need to take a step back and look at the policies they enforce. This is real, honest, jack-booted-thug bullshit.

When they liquidate the estate, what's keeping them from giving you a cashier's check?

I can just see it know, "Granny's dead, here's $125,000 in CASH"....

[03trubluGT]

I used to make frequent trips to NC for two years to pickup parts/engines/etc and I'm pretty-sure I know exactly where this is happening on I-40. There's Tahoes that sit in the median with spotlights aimed at the license plates of oncoming cars. These Tahoes are solid black and have Police on the side with "DRUG ENFORCEMENT" underneath that. When they see an out-of-state plate, they will get behind the vehicle and run the plate. I'm only assuming it's to see the driver's criminal history. I'd be willing to bet that if some drug arrests popped-up, you'd be getting pulled-over. I know one of them had the spotlight pointed at the plate on my GMC truck, I wasn't speeding, just had it on cruise in the right lane, and he pulled onto the highway and followed me for a couple miles. I was somewhat nervous since all I had was a change of clothes and little else with me. I guess when he ran the tags and saw that ol' Matt Blansett was clean, he made a u-turn and went back to his fishing hole. If anyone else has been through TN on I-40, you've probably seen them, and I don't think I've ever gone by and not seen someone pulled-over.

You can't run a criminal history from a plate.

[03trubluGT]

Are you aware of any confiscations of cash within your department for "alleged" drug activity, with no evidence found nor charges brought up?

And if so, do you have a problem with that?

Not aware of a single confiscation. Every monetary seizure that I have witnessed or done has been in conjunction with a dope case.

You cannot (legally or morally) take someones money on a "hunch". I've seen guys roll around Stop 6 with wads of cash, and suspected illegal gains, but there's nothing you can do without PC.

If they are in fact dirty, there's another day to catch them.

[03trubluGT]

That's a bunch of bullshit. The guy actually committing the crime is the one who carries the vast majority of the responsibility. The others may be enabling him but that is pretty much irrelevant in my eyes. None of that will stop trublugt from blaming someone else of course, that is his answer to everything when it comes to the police being held accountable.

Wrong.

If he is trained to do it, the vicarious liability lands on the department. If they fail to take corrective action (training) they are liable.

Go ahead and refuse to believe the truth.

That's exactly why people sue entities instead of focusing on the individual officer. The deep pockets lie with the agency.

[03trubluGT]

Lol at blaming it on the guys up the ladder. You are such a douchebag.

Stop and think a minute asswipe.

If one guy did it and got hammered for it by his chain of command, do you think it would continue?

If the DOJ would address this as illegal, do you think an officer would thumb their nose at a 1983 violation?

Unless you have evidence of a crime, it is unconstitutional for this practice, IMHO.

[Denny]

Devil's advocate - where would you go? As screwed up as things are here, I've seen and read about other countries that I thought sounded good, like Australia, and it is worse. I'm not trying to start crap, just a serious question.

If only there were places to go...

LMFAO!

[Chas_svo]

I've asked myself the question numerous times - what is the benefit of staying in this country? The membership fees (taxes) are fucking ridiculous, the political correctness is a joke that will end the civilization, and all we do is get softer and softer each year. Even football has turned weak. I just want to do my thing, be with my family, not be taxed or surcharged or fee'd to death and ultimately just left the fuck alone.

Devil's advocate - where would you go? As screwed up as things are here, I've seen and read about other countries that I thought sounded good, like Australia, and it is worse. I'm not trying to start crap, just a serious question.

[Jester]

I've asked myself the question numerous times - what is the benefit of staying in this country? The membership fees (taxes) are fucking ridiculous, the political correctness is a joke that will end the civilization, and all we do is get softer and softer each year. Even football has turned weak. I just want to do my thing, be with my family, not be taxed or surcharged or fee'd to death and ultimately just left the fuck alone.

Well, come out to the country. This is the best thing I have found so far. Out in the middle of nowhere and can do what I want. That is the only way I have found to live in the US and still be "free."

[ThreeFingerPete]

Oh sure, focus your actions on the lowest rung of the problem and ignore the "head of the snake".

The officer has the discretion at the moment where he can fuck someone's life up over absolutely nothing, or he can let the person continue living their lawful life. The higher ups have NOTHING to do with that circumstance.

[Sean88gt]

Quoted for the FUCKING truth for sure. Just thinking about bringing a child into this world today knowing it is only going backwards is scaring the shit out of me. I am going to teach him/her the ways of the Sparta, get strong, get smart and get there before kindergarden.



Props for a good post.

I made a deposit today of cash considered sizeable. I am so glad I did not get pulled over and have to PROVE I came about it legally.

Imagine if they just take the whole car......"you need to prove that you paid for this with money earned on the up and up. Until then, thighten your shoe laces"

I've asked myself the question numerous times - what is the benefit of staying in this country? The membership fees (taxes) are fucking ridiculous, the political correctness is a joke that will end the civilization, and all we do is get softer and softer each year. Even football has turned weak. I just want to do my thing, be with my family, not be taxed or surcharged or fee'd to death and ultimately just left the fuck alone.

[KBScobravert]

We don't live in the country we grew up in, that is for damn sure.

Quoted for the FUCKING truth for sure. Just thinking about bringing a child into this world today knowing it is only going backwards is scaring the shit out of me. I am going to teach him/her the ways of the Sparta, get strong, get smart and get there before kindergarden.

You're saying we have to prove we legally possess the cash in order to get it back from the Gestapo and we're saying they should have to prove we have it illegally. You're looking at it from the cop point of view that we shouldn't have that kind of cash and if we do, we obviously have committed a crime and we should have no problem with proving we have it legally.

Props for a good post.

I made a deposit today of cash considered sizeable. I am so glad I did not get pulled over and have to PROVE I came about it legally.

Imagine if they just take the whole car......"you need to prove that you paid for this with money earned on the up and up. Until then, thighten your shoe laces"

[Forever_frost]

I have already answered that several times in this thread, no. I've already said that I don't agree with seizing money I there is no other crime committed besides a traffic violation.

Great, but seems quite a few cops are okay with it and are stealing from people using their badge to protect themselves. If cops don't police their own, someone will nothing to lose will

[JamisonFRC]

I have already answered that several times in this thread, no. I've already said that I don't agree with seizing money I there is no other crime committed besides a traffic violation.