Date: Wed, 23 Apr 1997 16:41:05 -0400 (EDT) From: Nick Merrill <nick@calyx.net> To: isp@freebsd.org Subject: Civil Forfeiture: (was: How many customers read news) Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95q.970423163842.15629E-100000@mojo.calyx.net> In-Reply-To: <1.5.4.32.19970423135513.0070a910@wrcmail>
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On Wed, 23 Apr 1997, Robin Melville wrote: > >.... People every day get cash seized simply because it was > >suspicious that they had that much cash on them. Charges are never filed <snip> > > I've never heard of anything so ludicrous... surely this is contrary to the > US Consitution/Bill of Rights. If it isn't then it's legalised theft. Robin - it's true, and don't start turning this into an american-bashing session because it's based in English common law :D Actually for anyone who wants to know more about civil forfeiture, you can read all about it, with first hand accounts at: http://www.fear.org Regards, ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nicholas Merrill 24 Hour pager: 212-381-0500 Voice: 212-292-7325 President / CEO http://www.calyx.net Fax : 212-292-7313 Calyx Internet Access 271 E. 10th St. #100 NYC 10009 Email: nick@calyx.net ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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