41 thoughts on “Sheriff Letter IN FAVOR of Civil Asset Forfeiture”
The daiquiri machine was bought in Montgomery County, Texas. Speeding ticket and my mouth landed me in for the night. Was threatened with wanton endangerment of life and/or property (93 in a 65) Asked about the daiquiri machine in front of the prosecutor…. "In the name of justice, we hereby say sign this paper and please go away. No charge."
Same place crashed a $350,000 military drone, into a pond, on a botched raid.
The People of that County in Texas need to investigate the Sheriff's Department and the Sheriff. Anyone that writes a letter like that is corrupt. The Texas Attorney General and the DPS need to look into this also.
I've heard nothing but bad things about the law abusing this power. Taking peoples money and belongings is done on purpose and should not be allowed. They are lieing as usual
Daiquiri makers are a cornerstone of law enforcement imo. But i hate those thug foap cultists who exist (just like the legal system) to preserve the power of the rich and their epstein blackmail systems.
Sheriff's in favor of Civil Asset Forfeiture are not only using it to steal money from law abiding US citizens, they're utilizing the money to militarize their sheriff's departments for use against law abiding legal US Citizens.
This has always baffled me. As a foreigner, it really scares me to visit the US as a tourist if the authorities can just take my backup cash that i carry in case my bank desides to shut down my cards due to unusual usage. My bank has done this multiple times when i've travelled overseas, but i think it's good security measure so i don't mind that. Hence the backup cash.
Taking property without an arrest and conviction is nothing more than and violates due process. There should be no need for ANY additional law. Obey the constitution and amendments nit tie insane ruling of insane courts who were coopted in this insane war on drugs. A war much that which resulted from prohibition in the 1920s and 1930s except that the worse of the murders has been exported to Mexico and further south.
They keep mentioning the Mexican Cartels because they are the only thing they got. The boogie man that they scare everyone with. What other reason can they possibly have to take money from people?
Oh look, the blue line thugs don’t want us taking away their illegal source of income, big surprise. This is exactly what they’d arrest you for doing. I remain convinced that you can’t be a decent human and do what cops do to people. This proves it. 🤷🏼♂️
He probably wrote that while sipping a lata, at his 300 pound oak desk, that sits on marble floors, in his 5 story office building, with Roman columns.
Tell that wicked sheriff that money laundering is a good thing, and it's necessary. I dropped two quarters on the filthy floor. So I took them into the bathroom, and washed them with soap and water. Without money laundering, those quarters would have been dirty, and maybe would have spread disease. Come and get me, Sheriff!
I still don't know how Civil Asset Forfeiture is legal at all. How is it considered constitutional for law enforcement to steal someones money with literally ZERO evidence of any crime? Sounds like this law enforcement organization expects people to give up personal rights and liberties just to make their job easier.
My adult kids and I recently drove across country on a holiday trip and chose to use cash, around $5,000. When asked why I was pulling that amount out I said with crime up across the country, fraud, card skimmers on the rise I felt it was safer to only be showing a few $20 bills at a time as opposed to swiping my card everywhere with access to the full account balance. The teller had me speak with the manager who who grilled me on why I wanted cash, where we were going and why, wanted to know if and where we had reservations, schooled me on the legal suspicion of cash and even told me if we got stopped any police officer would probably take it under the asset forfeiture laws. He only seemed partially satisfied when I agreed to give a travel advisory so the bank had a record of what states I told them we planned on passing through. One time on the trip I tried to use my debit card as I had slipped away from my kids to buy a few gifts for them and it was blocked, when I called the rep said I had withdrawn XX amount for my trip and said they could approve the purchase if I gave them the amount and store name. We've been home for three weeks now and that account is for some reason limited to $2000 a day or $7000 a week, but no one at the bank can tell me why. I spoke with another bank about transferring it to a new acct with them and after they called the first bank they said they'd have to put the same restrictions on me. All because we figured losing a few hundred in cash if we experienced crime or fraud was better and more responsible than the possibility of a criminal gaining access to an account holding funds from selling 2 properties. For the record I've never bounced a check, I've always had overdrafts blocked, I've always notified the bank travel out of state and I've made larger cash withdrawals in the past but for some reason someone didn't like my reasoning this time. They don't want you to be responsible if it means they can't track everything you're doing.
Steve, this has you more riled up than i habe seen in the past. I am in complete agreement with you viewpoint. The overstepping by federal government officials shows this is just the tip of the iceberg. The promises by the short sighted legislature shows lack of thorough personal knowledge of what they where voting on.
The paragraph on equitable sharing is laugh out loud funny. Equitable sharing gives government agents in states where civil asset forfeiture is illegal a way to partner with the federal government to circumvent the state law. Are these sheriffs in favor of violating the law of the states they serve in?
It's simple sheriffs – if there was a crime committed, arrest the person who committed the crime and if the person is charged by a prosecutor, convicted by a jury and sentenced by a judge, you can then take the assets that were part of the crime. Taking $5,000 from someone in an airport or $40,000 from someone in a vehicle just because they have it and no crime has been committed is theft by government agent.
Why does our government always try and find loop holes the fundamentals like due process, innocent till proven guilty? No way in hell would T Jefferson look at something like assett forfeiture and said that's OK.
Why Virginia couldn’t get rid of asset forfeiture , the police department’s got all butthurt on the loss of revenue so they damn sure came out against it .
It would be incredibly interesting to force this sheriff to disclose every single case of civil asset forfeiture his department has had in the last 10 years.
Exactly how much money have they stolen? Sorry, seized.
Who have they stolen it from? Sorry, seized.
How much did they steal in each case? Sorry, seized.
How many Mexican cartel members have they stolen from vs random members of the public? Sorry, seized.
How often have they stolen $20 from people? Sorry, seized.
The daiquiri machine was bought in Montgomery County, Texas. Speeding ticket and my mouth landed me in for the night. Was threatened with wanton endangerment of life and/or property (93 in a 65)
Asked about the daiquiri machine in front of the prosecutor…. "In the name of justice, we hereby say sign this paper and please go away. No charge."
Same place crashed a $350,000 military drone, into a pond, on a botched raid.
The People of that County in Texas need to investigate the Sheriff's Department and the Sheriff.
Anyone that writes a letter like that is corrupt.
The Texas Attorney General and the DPS need to
look into this also.
Wrote mine. Cant hurt.
I have heard online, a police officer stating that he is a valued employee because he makes the highest amount in Civil Asset Forfeitures.
I've heard nothing but bad things about the law abusing this power. Taking peoples money and belongings is done on purpose and should not be allowed. They are lieing as usual
Daiquiri makers are a cornerstone of law enforcement imo. But i hate those thug foap cultists who exist (just like the legal system) to preserve the power of the rich and their epstein blackmail systems.
Sheriff's in favor of Civil Asset Forfeiture are not only using it to steal money from law abiding US citizens, they're utilizing the money to militarize their sheriff's departments for use against law abiding legal US Citizens.
Our government wants illegal drug cartel members to join the US military. See Dick Durbin's Senate Bill.
Profits from Civil Asset Forfeiture must be why the sheriffs are good with open ports and borders. It's good for bidsness.🙃🤡🌎
You forget that most LE think every citizen is guilty until proven innocent.
This has always baffled me. As a foreigner, it really scares me to visit the US as a tourist if the authorities can just take my backup cash that i carry in case my bank desides to shut down my cards due to unusual usage. My bank has done this multiple times when i've travelled overseas, but i think it's good security measure so i don't mind that. Hence the backup cash.
Taking property without an arrest and conviction is nothing more than and violates due process. There should be no need for ANY additional law. Obey the constitution and amendments nit tie insane ruling of insane courts who were coopted in this insane war on drugs. A war much that which resulted from prohibition in the 1920s and 1930s except that the worse of the murders has been exported to Mexico and further south.
They keep mentioning the Mexican Cartels because they are the only thing they got.
The boogie man that they scare everyone with. What other reason can they possibly have to take money from people?
Oh look, the blue line thugs don’t want us taking away their illegal source of income, big surprise. This is exactly what they’d arrest you for doing. I remain convinced that you can’t be a decent human and do what cops do to people. This proves it. 🤷🏼♂️
He probably wrote that while sipping a lata, at his 300 pound oak desk, that sits on marble floors, in his 5 story office building, with Roman columns.
Tell that wicked sheriff that money laundering is a good thing, and it's necessary.
I dropped two quarters on the filthy floor. So I took them into the bathroom, and washed them with soap and water. Without money laundering, those quarters would have been dirty, and maybe would have spread disease.
Come and get me, Sheriff!
I still don't know how Civil Asset Forfeiture is legal at all. How is it considered constitutional for law enforcement to steal someones money with literally ZERO evidence of any crime?
Sounds like this law enforcement organization expects people to give up personal rights and liberties just to make their job easier.
I wonder how many complaints are in this sheriff's district, fales arrest, ect ect ect, ummmmmm😮
My adult kids and I recently drove across country on a holiday trip and chose to use cash, around $5,000. When asked why I was pulling that amount out I said with crime up across the country, fraud, card skimmers on the rise I felt it was safer to only be showing a few $20 bills at a time as opposed to swiping my card everywhere with access to the full account balance. The teller had me speak with the manager who who grilled me on why I wanted cash, where we were going and why, wanted to know if and where we had reservations, schooled me on the legal suspicion of cash and even told me if we got stopped any police officer would probably take it under the asset forfeiture laws. He only seemed partially satisfied when I agreed to give a travel advisory so the bank had a record of what states I told them we planned on passing through. One time on the trip I tried to use my debit card as I had slipped away from my kids to buy a few gifts for them and it was blocked, when I called the rep said I had withdrawn XX amount for my trip and said they could approve the purchase if I gave them the amount and store name. We've been home for three weeks now and that account is for some reason limited to $2000 a day or $7000 a week, but no one at the bank can tell me why. I spoke with another bank about transferring it to a new acct with them and after they called the first bank they said they'd have to put the same restrictions on me. All because we figured losing a few hundred in cash if we experienced crime or fraud was better and more responsible than the possibility of a criminal gaining access to an account holding funds from selling 2 properties.
For the record I've never bounced a check, I've always had overdrafts blocked, I've always notified the bank travel out of state and I've made larger cash withdrawals in the past but for some reason someone didn't like my reasoning this time. They don't want you to be responsible if it means they can't track everything you're doing.
Civil forfeiture is un constitutional, more honest living people are getting robbed of life savings, these highway bandits need to be stopped.
Steve, this has you more riled up than i habe seen in the past. I am in complete agreement with you viewpoint. The overstepping by federal government officials shows this is just the tip of the iceberg. The promises by the short sighted legislature shows lack of thorough personal knowledge of what they where voting on.
The paragraph on equitable sharing is laugh out loud funny. Equitable sharing gives government agents in states where civil asset forfeiture is illegal a way to partner with the federal government to circumvent the state law. Are these sheriffs in favor of violating the law of the states they serve in?
It's simple sheriffs – if there was a crime committed, arrest the person who committed the crime and if the person is charged by a prosecutor, convicted by a jury and sentenced by a judge, you can then take the assets that were part of the crime. Taking $5,000 from someone in an airport or $40,000 from someone in a vehicle just because they have it and no crime has been committed is theft by government agent.
Steve you are very passinate about this. Glad to see it
40 percent of thr spouses of cops have black eyes
Of course the lawyer has a vioer shirt.
He is satanic no matter what he thinks.
To the pitt he goes
Civil Asset Forfeiture is theft and it's committed by the people who should be protecting YOU.
Lehto is agitated.
Criminal Sheriff highway robber
Every officer who signed the letter, should be voted out, they are crooks with badges……..probably plenty of them. Skinner is a thief!
if this comes from your Sheriff, you need a new Sheriff…
Dan is a traitor
Show Me The Money! Can we start a RICO case against this organization and all its constituent Sheriff's Departments?
That "sheriff" is unaffectionately known as the "SHERIFF OF KNOTTINGHAM"! 😱😝🤪🤣👍👍🇺🇸
He is a "HIGHWAY ROBBER"! 😱😝🤪🤣👍👍🇺🇸
Why does our government always try and find loop holes the fundamentals like due process, innocent till proven guilty? No way in hell would T Jefferson look at something like assett forfeiture and said that's OK.
Anything called fair act by government is anything but fair
If they are so concerned about keeping the civil asset forfeiture racket for "fighting drug cartels"
Maybe they should using it to steal from the people.
No, we never seized money or anything else from an innocent person. If we seized anything, that means they were not innocent. Duh!
sheriff corrupt or IQ 5
Why Virginia couldn’t get rid of asset
forfeiture , the police department’s got all butthurt on the loss of revenue so they damn sure came out against it .
That sheriff’s organization is corrupt to the core if that’s how they think.
It would be incredibly interesting to force this sheriff to disclose every single case of civil asset forfeiture his department has had in the last 10 years.
Exactly how much money have they stolen? Sorry, seized.
Who have they stolen it from? Sorry, seized.
How much did they steal in each case? Sorry, seized.
How many Mexican cartel members have they stolen from vs random members of the public? Sorry, seized.
How often have they stolen $20 from people? Sorry, seized.