Cbc Warns Canadians: Us Cops Will Pull You Over And Steal Your Money

[katsung47]

CBC warns Canadians: US cops will pull you over and steal your money
Cory Doctorow at 12:00 pm Sun, Sep 14, 2014
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."
http://boingboing.net/2014/09/14/cbc-warns-canadians-us-cops-w.html

 

[MrDVS1]

I always get a kick out of people who like to pretend that certain groups are special, teachers, clergy, police any group you care to name has all the same human flaws, there's nothing special about any group, not even the propaganda they spew.