So, the police stole my buddies car trailer...

[dcs13]

Why does the burden of proof lie with the accused?

Its like a car. There is not a member on this board that would drive a car down the road without a VIN. That's stupid. Why is a trailer that is REQUIRED to have a VIN any different ?

[Sean88gt]

I don't get how a trailer can look a certain way. I've seen home made work by craftsmen that was amazing compared to production line pieces.

[racrguy]

Any trailer over 4k gvw has to be titled AND have a VIN.http://www.txdmv.gov/motorists/buyin...hicle/trailers
.Sounds like they had a property hearing and your buddy could not prove ownership enough to satisfy the judge.

Why does the burden of proof lie with the accused?

[Sean88gt]

I like their thieving ass police chief.

That guy seems like a first rate cunt that should take a hooded walk through George Zimmerman's neighborhood. Piece of shit.

Seems this is common practice for Alvarado Pd. what a bunch of crooked fucking cock suckers.

Indeed, crooked from the top down.


Kingjason, quit acting like a road pirate

[dcs13]

Any trailer over 4k gvw has to be titled AND have a VIN.http://www.txdmv.gov/motorists/buyin...hicle/trailers
.Sounds like they had a property hearing and your buddy could not prove ownership enough to satisfy the judge.

[SMKR]

I keep having this feeling that the cops will find a group of "the wrong guy on the wrong day" that will respond to their theft properly.

X2

[Broncojohnny]

It wasn't stolen. The police confiscated it because at some point in this trailers life, the sticker that had the vin in it was removed, likely when it was painted. We have a bill of sale, registration reciepts, state inspection reports for the last several years. The only think the state cared about was previous registrations, and there were none, as it came from out of state. We even had an affidavit from the guy we bought it from, but the farce of a court hearing didn't even care.

Of course they didn't, all they want to do is steal your shit.

And no, I wouldn't care if I had a trailer that was stolen. That wouldn't modify my views on the burden of proof that requires authorities to prove something is stolen before taking it. That is because if we allow this with trailers then they'll decide that other things are stolen and start stealing those too. Like cash, they already steal that, it is well documented in story after story. I don't keep a title, bill of sale or any other proof for my car, cash, cell phone, car stereo, clothes, watch or anything else while I am driving, is all of that shit stolen too until I can prove it isn't?

Of course it isn't. And if someone thinks it IS then the burden of proof is on them to prove it. Just like it should be with a fucking trailer.

[Baron Von Crowder]

Whos fault for buying stolen trailers

It wasn't stolen. The police confiscated it because at some point in this trailers life, the sticker that had the vin in it was removed, likely when it was painted. We have a bill of sale, registration reciepts, state inspection reports for the last several years. The only think the state cared about was previous registrations, and there were none, as it came from out of state. We even had an affidavit from the guy we bought it from, but the farce of a court hearing didn't even care.

[AnthonyS]

Nice to see our tax dollars are hard at working protecting the citizens by stealing their stuff.....

[lincolnboy]

Whos fault for buying stolen trailers