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cgod · 4030 days ago · link · · parent · post: State of Texas v. $6,037: How "policing for profit" destroys lives | New Yorker [trust me, you've got to read this]
This has been going on for decades and will continue until the dissolution of the union if not longer. No one cares as long as a small percentage of the confiscations involve "bad guys." I got ticked for a blind pig in Detroit back in the early 90's, guess the cops hadn't started stealing cars for attending dace parties at that point, thank goodness.