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."
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CBC warns Canadians: US cops will pull you over and steal your money
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CBC warns Canadians: US cops will pull you over and steal your money
katsung47;1464425 wrote: 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."
CBC warns Canadians: US cops will pull you over and steal your money - Boing Boing
It just gets worse, doesn't it. Many years ago while driving in the U.S. a cop stopped me in Chicago, claiming that I'd failed to stop at a stop sign "back there". He informed me that it would be a pity for me to have to hang about for a few days waiting for a court date, seeing as I wasn't from there. Now I don't remember if was his eyes, his wink, or his "know what I mean" that made me understand that he was willing to let me go for a "fee". I gave it to him. But after he drove off with my bribe in his pocket and turned round and drove back. There was no stop sign "back there".
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."
CBC warns Canadians: US cops will pull you over and steal your money - Boing Boing
It just gets worse, doesn't it. Many years ago while driving in the U.S. a cop stopped me in Chicago, claiming that I'd failed to stop at a stop sign "back there". He informed me that it would be a pity for me to have to hang about for a few days waiting for a court date, seeing as I wasn't from there. Now I don't remember if was his eyes, his wink, or his "know what I mean" that made me understand that he was willing to let me go for a "fee". I gave it to him. But after he drove off with my bribe in his pocket and turned round and drove back. There was no stop sign "back there".
CBC warns Canadians: US cops will pull you over and steal your money
High Threshold;1464456 wrote: It just gets worse, doesn't it. Many years ago while driving in the U.S. a cop stopped me in Chicago, claiming that I'd failed to stop at a stop sign "back there". He informed me that it would be a pity for me to have to hang about for a few days waiting for a court date, seeing as I wasn't from there. Now I don't remember if was his eyes, his wink, or his "know what I mean" that made me understand that he was willing to let me go for a "fee". I gave it to him. But after he drove off with my bribe in his pocket and turned round and drove back. There was no stop sign "back there".
While there is no denying that the occasional Cop will pull such a trick, that type of incident is becoming much more rare by far than it used to be.
To the OP, though, I should point out that the article referred to is no official release from the CBC, but a claim made by one of those alarmist types who should probably be taken with a fairly large quantity of salt.
While there is no denying that the occasional Cop will pull such a trick, that type of incident is becoming much more rare by far than it used to be.
To the OP, though, I should point out that the article referred to is no official release from the CBC, but a claim made by one of those alarmist types who should probably be taken with a fairly large quantity of salt.
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