Highway robbery

[Al_4_State]

Police officers never do anything wrong. They certainly don't behave crookedly. These guys WERE breaking the law. I mean, 37 in a 35 is BREAKING THE LAW, and these bastards deserve what they get.



Not trying to "cave" this, but there is a significant problem w/police behavior in this country, and the crooked cops make the majority look bad. There needs to be tighter regulation of police officers to make sure they aren't abusing their power. It's too easy for them to do it, and too many do.

 

[keepngoal]

Serious question because I don't know, if you win $1000 at Prairie Meadows, do they give you cash or a check? I'm assuming that if you win a large jackpot, they don't just give you cash.

I typically only take $1000 to PM ... I never leave with $1000. So I don't know either.

but since I play cards... I usually get cash for chips... what is left of the chips anyway

 

[jumbopackage]

I don't disagree with anything you said. The police who confiscated the cash in the linked story sound crooked and should be prosecuted if it's true. It's certainly legal to carry large amounts of cash. I'm just saying that carrying large amounts of cash is a foolish thing to do because things happen. Apparently crooked cops is one of those "things."

I agree it's not real smart to do so. I would also agree that it might well be create probable cause to search the vehicle for drugs.

There are lots of crazy people with cash and ammunition stockpiled under their mattresses though. it shouldn't be illegal to be illogical.
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[RyCy04]

Philadelphia has had the same problem before (not work appropriate).
Hulu - It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: Crooked Cops

 

[Cyclonick182]

Philadelphia has had the same problem before (not work appropriate).
Hulu - It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: Crooked Cops

Thats politics, *****! :biglaugh:

 

[clones26]

Police officers never do anything wrong. They certainly don't behave crookedly. These guys WERE breaking the law. I mean, 37 in a 35 is BREAKING THE LAW, and these bastards deserve what they get.



Not trying to "cave" this, but there is a significant problem w/police behavior in this country, and the crooked cops make the majority look bad. There needs to be tighter regulation of police officers to make sure they aren't abusing their power. It's too easy for them to do it, and too many do.

Yeah where are the people that were all over CyinCO about the window tint, a law is a law

 

[Cyclonick182]

Yeah were are the people that were all over CyinCO about the window tint

Im on CyinCO's side there but Im not gonna go into it. :wink:

 

[Phaedrus]

Okay, I'll bite. I was all over CyinCo about whining about the window tint. I'm also against busting people and seizing large amounts of cash, just because it's a large amount of cash.

I used to buy and sell airplanes. And trust me, only an idiot would accept a cashier's check for an airplane. I think by now the number of fake cashier's checks outnumber the real ones by a large margin.

I think this is a case where some police forces stretch the law too far. As cons and fraud goes up, paying cash for large end items, in person becomes more and more of a deal. Seizing cash just because you're carrying a large amount needs to stop and some other way of getting at the drug dealers needs to be thought up.

 

[GoCy]

Serious question because I don't know, if you win $1000 at Prairie Meadows, do they give you cash or a check? I'm assuming that if you win a large jackpot, they don't just give you cash.

They used to give you cash. I know someone who recieved an $8,000 payout from a slot machine. They gave him cash, security immediately walked him to his car, and told him to go home because they didn't want to be responsible for his safety in the casino.

 

[Al_4_State]

I wanted to clarify my statement about police abusing their power, and about how "too many" do it. I don't think most do it, but I do think the number of corrupt police officers in this country is too high, especially for a position like that, where they have a very high amount of power to strip you of your rights. I just wish there was something more in place to review and stop police abuse of power.

 

[cytech]

Serious question because I don't know, if you win $1000 at Prairie Meadows, do they give you cash or a check? I'm assuming that if you win a large jackpot, they don't just give you cash.

There is a cut off where they write you a check vs giving you cash and I am not sure what that cut off is. But I know for sure it is more than $1000.00

 

[bufante]

Not to mention the potential for abuse (ala WDM's police chief).

I missed this one, what did he do?

My solution to forfeiture laws is very simple. Instead of rewarding the law enforcement community with the proceeds of the cars/cash/property they seize, give all the proceeds to the school system.

Less incentive for the Officers to be "dirty".

I also think that you shouldn't be able to seize any property without filing some sort of charges that are relevant to the property seized.

The problem with these Officers in Texas is (according to the information gained from the article) that it doesn't sound like they were investigating anything at all.

 

[BKLYNCyclone]

I don't know... It's pretty convenient that everyone was going to "purchase a car." At first I was outraged by the police actions, but then I started thinking about it. If I had the money for legitimate reasons, and was off to purchase a car, I certainly would not forfeit the cash. For $8500, I could afford to spend a day or two in jail while things were sorted out. I'd wait to get out before I hit them with the lawsuit for unjust arrest.

Anyway, after reasoning this out, I'm relatively confident that some, if not all, of these people were somewhat relieved to forfeit the cash in order to avoid being investigated further. Now they want the best of everything, and are trying to get the cash back. Something is fishy. A well placed call to the lawyer immediately after being put into custody would have resolved the situation quickly. Also, there is something awfully convenient about their stories...

 

[Erik4Cy]

girls shouldn't wear short skirts.

MOST. UNAMERICAN. STATEMENT. EVER.

 

[ericlambi]

I got pulled over for making an illegal turn once. The cop was a complete a-hole. He told me that I could pay the ticket on the spot but that I could only do it if I paid cash. Hmmm. I told him to get bent in so many words and wrote a letter to the police department. I got a response from the police department saying they reviewed the video or audio (can't remember which) from the stop and that they did not find anything wrong. I guess it is their city policy to ask for cash on the spot for a moving violation.

 

[cloneluke80]

I have crossed a few southern lawmen in my day, and lets just say, uumm they operate differently. Back country oklahoma, texas, arkansas can cost you some dough..

Wasnt there a Chevy Chase movie about this? Also smokey and the bandit? Dukes of hazzard? they all have some semi-accurate depiction of southern lawmen...

 

[Phaedrus]

I have crossed a few southern lawmen in my day, and lets just say, uumm they operate differently. Back country oklahoma, texas, arkansas can cost you some dough..

Wasnt there a Chevy Chase movie about this? Also smokey and the bandit? Dukes of hazzard? they all have some semi-accurate depiction of southern lawmen...

"Nothing But Trouble" is the name of the Chevy Chase/Demi Moore flick.

Had a very interesting cast, and I swear they did their movie research in West Point Kentucky. There are some borderline criminal law enforcement locales, especially in the south.

 

[jumbopackage]

I missed this one, what did he do?

My solution to forfeiture laws is very simple. Instead of rewarding the law enforcement community with the proceeds of the cars/cash/property they seize, give all the proceeds to the school system.

Less incentive for the Officers to be "dirty".

I also think that you shouldn't be able to seize any property without filing some sort of charges that are relevant to the property seized.

The problem with these Officers in Texas is (according to the information gained from the article) that it doesn't sound like they were investigating anything at all.

My bad, it was Dallas County Sheriff. He stole 120k from a motorist.
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Not to say that he doesn't have other issues, but the system in place just doesn't do a very good job of handling this sort of thing and it leaves it wide open to abuse.

 

[Phaedrus]

I wanted to clarify my statement about police abusing their power, and about how "too many" do it. I don't think most do it, but I do think the number of corrupt police officers in this country is too high, especially for a position like that, where they have a very high amount of power to strip you of your rights. I just wish there was something more in place to review and stop police abuse of power.

You're right. One crooked cop is "too many". Police officers are the embodiment of the power of the people; unfortunately sometimes that power is abused.

The problem with review boards, is that they abuse power even more than the police. Show me a city or neighborhood with a robust "citizen review board" and I will show you a complete crap-hole, where the criminals run the place.

It's a balancing act, and I take the long view that trusting police officers until they are caught abusing power is the lesser of two evils. Micro-managing police officers isn't the answer.