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Tennessee police legally confiscate $22,000 from out of state motorist |
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Posted by Easy on Tue May 15 19:37:25 2012 Man Loses $22,000 In New 'Policing For Profit' CaseBy Phil Williams Chief Investigative Reporter MONTEREY, Tenn. -- "If somebody told me this happened to them, I absolutely would not believe this could happen in America." That was the reaction of a New Jersey man who found out just how risky it can be to carry cash through Tennessee. For more than a year, NewsChannel 5 Investigates has been shining a light on a practice that some call "policing for profit." See previous stories: "NC5 Investigates: Policing For Profit" In this latest case, a Monterey police officer took $22,000 off the driver -- even though he had committed no crime. [more in link] |
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Re: Tennessee police legally confiscate $22,000 from out of state motorist |
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Posted by LuchAAA on Tue May 15 19:57:28 2012, in response to Tennessee police legally confiscate $22,000 from out of state motorist, posted by Easy on Tue May 15 19:37:25 2012. He should get his money back. |
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Re: Tennessee police legally confiscate $22,000 from out of state motorist |
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Posted by Easy on Tue May 15 19:58:30 2012, in response to Re: Tennessee police legally confiscate $22,000 from out of state motorist, posted by LuchAAA on Tue May 15 19:57:28 2012. He did, but only after signing a contract not to sue. |
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Re: Tennessee police legally confiscate $22,000 from out of state motorist |
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Posted by orange blossom special on Tue May 15 21:29:49 2012, in response to Tennessee police legally confiscate $22,000 from out of state motorist, posted by Easy on Tue May 15 19:37:25 2012. Skimmed something similar going on outside of Dallas last Sunday's paper.You can thank the druggies. Most blame the drug wars, but let's just go to the source of the demand and coward holders fast and furious. Otherwise we probably wouldn't have such laws. |
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Re: Tennessee police legally confiscate $22,000 from out of state motorist |
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Posted by Rockparkman on Tue May 15 22:12:25 2012, in response to Re: Tennessee police legally confiscate $22,000 from out of state motorist, posted by LuchAAA on Tue May 15 19:57:28 2012. Plus a cool million from the Tennessee Officer Safety budget. |
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Re: Tennessee police legally confiscate $22,000 from out of state motorist |
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Posted by JayMan on Wed May 16 10:21:38 2012, in response to Tennessee police legally confiscate $22,000 from out of state motorist, posted by Easy on Tue May 15 19:37:25 2012. He screwed up by consenting to the search. You'll notice that the officer asked for permission. Under the 4th Amendment, the police have no right to search your vehicle without probable cause, and he could have legally refused (the fact that he was speeding does not constitute probable cause).Avoiding a speeding ticket isn't worth losing $20,000. |
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Re: Tennessee police legally confiscate $22,000 from out of state motorist |
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Posted by JayZeeBMT on Wed May 16 10:44:28 2012, in response to Re: Tennessee police legally confiscate $22,000 from out of state motorist, posted by JayMan on Wed May 16 10:21:38 2012. Refusing consent to search in these situations will often result in a police dog being brought to the scene. The dog will inevitably "alert" to the presence of drugs in thr car, usually in the front of the vehicle, where the handler's subtle hand signals to the dog don't get picked up by a dash cam. Voila! Instant probable cause to search the car, and grab the cash as "drug proceeds". |
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Re: Tennessee police legally confiscate $22,000 from out of state motorist |
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Posted by JayMan on Wed May 16 10:59:02 2012, in response to Re: Tennessee police legally confiscate $22,000 from out of state motorist, posted by JayZeeBMT on Wed May 16 10:44:28 2012. Refusing consent to search in these situations will often result in a police dog being brought to the scene.You don't need to wait for the dog to show up. If it's an unreasonable amount of time for a K9 unit to arrive (since they don't often have one handy) and the police have nothing to hold you on, you can leave. Repeatedly asking if you're free to go is important. The dog will inevitably "alert" to the presence of drugs in thr car, usually in the front of the vehicle, where the handler's subtle hand signals to the dog don't get picked up by a dash cam. Voila! Instant probable cause to search the car, and grab the cash as "drug proceeds". You're quite correct here, but see above. |
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Re: Tennessee police legally confiscate $22,000 from out of state motorist |
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Posted by LuchAAA on Wed May 16 12:19:17 2012, in response to Re: Tennessee police legally confiscate $22,000 from out of state motorist, posted by Easy on Tue May 15 19:58:30 2012. he should still sue. he was under duress. he needed his money back. |
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Re: Tennessee police legally confiscate $22,000 from out of state motorist |
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Posted by LuchAAA on Wed May 16 12:20:15 2012, in response to Re: Tennessee police legally confiscate $22,000 from out of state motorist, posted by JayZeeBMT on Wed May 16 10:44:28 2012. have you ever been sniffed? |
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Posted by AlM on Wed May 16 12:30:48 2012, in response to Re: Tennessee police legally confiscate $22,000 from out of state motorist, posted by LuchAAA on Wed May 16 12:19:17 2012. Agreed. |
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