Police officer uses "civil forfeiture" to take all of the money out of a hot dog vendor's wallet

[Confounding]

Right or wrong?

Police officer uses "civil forfeiture" to take all of the money out of a hot dog vendor's wallet - Streamable

 

[rightwinger]

Forfeiture laws are ridiculous anyway....an invitation to police corruption

For a misdemeanor like not having a vendors license. A ticket and a fine should suffice

 

[Vastator]

UC Berkley...? Nothing surprised me...

 

[rightwinger]

The police have no right to go through your wallet

 

[fncceo]

The police have no right to go through your wallet

Actually ... not true. A police officer can go through your wallet if you're under arrest to ...

1. Confirm ID
2. Catalog currency and valuables
3. Search for drugs

Anything they find needs to be accounted for and documented, then stored in an evidence bag.

 

[dturner1157]

UC Berkley...? Nothing surprised me...

Liberal policy in action.......LOL
Vendor must be one of those "Super Predators" that Bill and Hill wanted "Off our streets". ...........LOL

 

[rightwinger]

The police have no right to go through your wallet

Actually ... not true. A police officer can go through your wallet if you're under arrest to ...

1. Confirm ID
2. Catalog currency and valuables
3. Search for drugs

Anything they find needs to be accounted for and documented, then stored in an evidence bag.

The vendor was not under arrest
He was being given a ticket

The officer can ask for ID but is not entitled to go through your wallet to find it

 

[Yousaidwhat]

Right or wrong?

Police officer uses "civil forfeiture" to take all of the money out of a hot dog vendor's wallet - Streamable

Was in PG County, Maryland yesterday. Hyattsville.

Noticed many vendors of Hispanic descent selling Mangos, and many other foods, from their driveway.

I'm betting none of them had permits and bet not one would have their money confiscated.

But let Suzy sell lemonade.

Or this one to sell hotdogs.

 

[Windparadox]

Liberal policy in action.......LOL Vendor must be one of those "Super Predators" that Bill and Hill wanted "Off our streets". ...........LOL

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This is actually Trump/Republican party, enforcement.

 

[dturner1157]

Liberal policy in action.......LOL Vendor must be one of those "Super Predators" that Bill and Hill wanted "Off our streets". ...........LOL

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This is actually Trump/Republican party, enforcement.

In Berkley? Doubtful...But by all means believe what you like.

 

[Yousaidwhat]

Liberal policy in action.......LOL Vendor must be one of those "Super Predators" that Bill and Hill wanted "Off our streets". ...........LOL

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This is actually Trump/Republican party, enforcement.

How so?

 

[Windparadox]

In Berkley? Doubtful...But by all means believe what you like.

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You have your OPINIONS and I have mine...ne'er the two shall meet.

 

[rightwinger]

Right or wrong?

Police officer uses "civil forfeiture" to take all of the money out of a hot dog vendor's wallet - Streamable

Was in PG County, Maryland yesterday. Hyattsville.

Noticed many vendors of Hispanic descent selling Mangos, and many other foods, from their driveway.

I'm betting none of them had permits and bet not one would have their money confiscated.

But let Suzy sell lemonade.

Or this one to sell hotdogs.

Typically, police will tell a vendor....Move along
If they are being a prick....they give him a ticket

But forfeiture is way over the top

 

[frigidweirdo]

The police have no right to go through your wallet

But they do have the power. And that's all that matters.

 

[fncceo]

But they do have the power. And that's all that matters.

They have that right under law for any subject under arrest.

 

[PredFan]

Civil forfeiture is bad law.

 

[fncceo]

e officer can ask for ID but is not entitled to go through your wallet to find it

If you commit an offense and refused to identify yourself, you can be arrested. Once under arrest, an officer can and will go through your personal effects for ID and contraband.

 

[Freewill]

Meanwhile this is going on, no wonder they didn't evacuate:

 

[rightwinger]

e officer can ask for ID but is not entitled to go through your wallet to find it

If you commit an offense and refused to identify yourself, you can be arrested. Once under arrest, an officer can and will go through your personal effects for ID and contraband.

He was not under arrest

 

[fncceo]

He was not under arrest

I don't have the facts of this case and I'm not commenting on it. On the face of it, it would seem the officer acted improperly. However, I can't even begin to count the number of times that officers have been accused of the most heinous crimes in the media before the facts were known.

I was correcting the blanket comment that police don't have the right to go through your wallet. That statement is completely wrong.