Highway robbery?

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TENAHA, Texas— You can drive into this dusty fleck of a town near the Texas-Louisiana border if you're African-American, but you might not be able to drive out of it—at least not with your car, your cash, your jewelry or other valuables.

That's because the police here allegedly have found a way to strip motorists, many of them black, of their property without ever charging them with a crime. Instead they offer out-of-towners a grim choice: voluntarily sign over your belongings to the town, or face felony charges of money laundering or other serious crimes.

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Wow, this pisses me off thoroughly

I guess the Bill of Rights doesn't mean much to anyone anymore

I hadn't even heard of it till the wife told me about it. Seems extraordinarily messed up.

if this kind of thing surprises you as an american i think you need to take a step back and re-evaluate your stance on law enforcement

lol

Ah, life, liberty and the pursuit of getting fucked over by anyone with authority. Recently I've been on an anti-authority spree but damn, this seems even more extreme.

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Originally Posted by faesce

if this kind of thing surprises you as an american i think you need to take a step back and re-evaluate your stance on law enforcement East Texas

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EDIT: I think it's possible to surprised by this even if you have no illusions about law enforcement, simply because this is such a weird and unusual and extreme case of police abusing their authority.

also, pain meds are completely horrible and should be done away with because a small percentage of people get hooked on them and have their lives ruined.

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Originally Posted by faesce

if this kind of thing surprises you as an american i think you need to take a step back and re-evaluate your stance on law enforcement

lol

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Originally Posted by Syme

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EDIT: I think it's possible to surprised by this even if you have no illusions about law enforcement, simply because this is such a weird and unusual and extreme case of police abusing their authority.

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There are honest, hard-working cops who perform a selfless job for the good of the public and there are corrupt, dishonest cops who abuse their authority constantly. A majority of cops are closer to the former than the latter type. Thing is, they are all human and each has his or her own prejudices, values and problems. No organization on earth is 100% idiot-free. This town just seems like it might need to reevaluate its priorities and maybe hire some outside help.

The command structure and those who willingly took part in this need to be incarcerated

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Originally Posted by Syme

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lol

i dont agree

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Originally Posted by faesce

lol

i dont agree

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Hmm guess you've never been to East Texas then.

i never said that this was something that went on everywhere, cuz it's clearly not~

i simply alluded to corruption in law enforcement which exists whether or not anybody cares

Oh yeah, obviously corruption exists everywhere. That doesn't make this case any less surprising, based on scale and brazenness and weirdness. Until you see that it happened in East Texas, one of the nation's premier cesspits of malignant racist assholes.