Indiana police have dogs that sniff specifically for cash at the US’s 2nd biggest FedEx hub, then they simply keep the money

2 years ago by activistPnk to c/privacy

This isn’t crime fighting. It’s an actual crime — a blatant, naked theft carried out by officers, Libertarian Party Chair Evan McMahon writes.

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/13145612

(edit) Would someone please ship some counterfeit money through there and get it confiscated, so the police can then be investigated for spending counterfeit money?

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Djtecha 48 points 2 years ago

So people should sue FedEx and let FedEx either stop transporting through the state or sue the state with those deep pockets. Or idk maybe the doj should fucking take this up as they are now fucking with interstate commerce and committing felonies as a state.

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Jiggle_Physics 21 points 2 years ago

The institute for justice FIRE and a couple other major civil rights organizations have been working working on getting civil forfeiture over turned and made unconstitutional for decades now

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phoenixz 5 points 2 years ago

for decades now

When obvious criminal activity requires decades to solve you should kind of take the hint...

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Djtecha 3 points 2 years ago

Yea it's taking too long

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activistPnk 1 point 2 years ago

IIRC, New Mexico banned civil forfeiture. But the cops kept doing it anyway. So a law change is not enough... enforcement is also needed. Yes, against the police, sadly enough.

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activistPnk 1 point 2 years ago

I’ve been boycotting FedEx for over a decade. Not for this reason but for the other reasons I mention in this thread.

It’s quite hard because many sellers do not disclose who they use for shipping. I can sometimes add a comment to my order saying “Do not use FedEx. If that’s the only option then cancel my order.” This makes online shopping tedious, so I’ve been driven to just shop locally.

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