Anonymous
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8/21/2025, 2:41:07 PM No.513620891
IN AMERICA POLICE CAN ROB YOU IN BROAD DAYLIGHT WITH NO CONSEQUENCES
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-A3_XFH5fIM
https://thehill.com/opinion/5188501-civil-forfeiture-fair-act/
>Marine veteran Stephen Lara lost his life savings in an instant while driving through the Great Basin Desert. He had done nothing wrong, but Nevada State Police stopped his rental car, grabbed his cash, and left him stranded on Interstate 80.
>People concerned about lazy government workers should watch the bodycam video. The agency sniffed out a potential payday and pursued the money with passion. Details like Lara’s innocence did not matter.
>What came next was civil forfeiture, a process that allows the government to keep seized property permanently without linking it to wrongdoing in criminal court. Most states do not even require an arrest or conviction.
>Lara remained polite and answered questions truthfully. When asked, he acknowledged the money in his trunk — nearly $87,000. Carrying currency is legal, and Lara had bank receipts showing legitimate withdrawals. He just prefers cash, so he brought his savings with him.
>None of this had anything to do with the federal government. Yet the state transferred the money to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration anyway.
>Lara fought back on two fronts. He contested the civil forfeiture in federal court and got his money back eight months later. And he sued Nevada in state court for violating his rights. Our public interest law firm, the Institute for Justice, represents him.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-A3_XFH5fIM
https://thehill.com/opinion/5188501-civil-forfeiture-fair-act/
>Marine veteran Stephen Lara lost his life savings in an instant while driving through the Great Basin Desert. He had done nothing wrong, but Nevada State Police stopped his rental car, grabbed his cash, and left him stranded on Interstate 80.
>People concerned about lazy government workers should watch the bodycam video. The agency sniffed out a potential payday and pursued the money with passion. Details like Lara’s innocence did not matter.
>What came next was civil forfeiture, a process that allows the government to keep seized property permanently without linking it to wrongdoing in criminal court. Most states do not even require an arrest or conviction.
>Lara remained polite and answered questions truthfully. When asked, he acknowledged the money in his trunk — nearly $87,000. Carrying currency is legal, and Lara had bank receipts showing legitimate withdrawals. He just prefers cash, so he brought his savings with him.
>None of this had anything to do with the federal government. Yet the state transferred the money to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration anyway.
>Lara fought back on two fronts. He contested the civil forfeiture in federal court and got his money back eight months later. And he sued Nevada in state court for violating his rights. Our public interest law firm, the Institute for Justice, represents him.
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