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The New THOMA$ REPORT on Thursday, May 27, 2010 6:13:51 PM
The Constitution prohibits “cruel and unusual punishment.” What is it when a man gets arrested for drunk driving and, in ADDITION to the heavy fine he must pay and any jail time he must serve, they steal a truck he owns that he wasn’t even driving! That is “cruel and unusual punishment,” but you’ll never get a court to agree with you on that definition. So the cops get to keep his truck, which might be worth several thousand dollars, and sell it for their own profit. This is unacceptable! I remember a case where a man was caught getting oral sex in a car jointly owned by him and his ex-wife. The cops not only forced him to pay a big fine, they also stole the car, his wife’s part ownership notwithstanding. His ex-wife not only had no part in the “crime,” I’m sure she would not like it. But the cops kept the car and sold it. This is the kind of “creeping socialism” that’s coming up on us. the bad part of it is they can confiscate (steal) your property without even convicting you of a crime! We need to do something tom put a stop to it. (
John Stossel/Atlasphere)