2013-06-03 15:00:32.922517+02 by Dan Lyke 0 comments
Cops attempt to seize, keep bail money under asset forfeiture law: http://www.berkshireeagle.com/news/ci_23366610 It's happened before: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/...-bail-confiscated_n_1522328.html
Yep. Basically asset forfeiture laws allow the police to confiscate anything they want to, without due process.
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