Asset forfeiture suffers a "body blow" in Philly.
Oct 27, 2019 19:51:42 #
A compensation plan has been developed for victims of a program established by the
city of Philadelphia that confiscated homes, cars and money without reason.
35,000 "Innocent Philadelphians who unjustly lost homes, money and cars to the city's forfeiture machine are able to get every penny back but they need to apply before the deadline," said Darpana Sheth, lead counsel for plaintiffs and director of the Institute for Justice's National Initiative to End Forfeiture Abuse.
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https://www.wnd.com/2019/10/major-u-s-city-faces-claims-35000-confiscating-cars-land-homes-without-reason/?utm_source=Email&utm_medium=wnd&utm_campaign=breaking&utm_content=breaking
city of Philadelphia that confiscated homes, cars and money without reason.
35,000 "Innocent Philadelphians who unjustly lost homes, money and cars to the city's forfeiture machine are able to get every penny back but they need to apply before the deadline," said Darpana Sheth, lead counsel for plaintiffs and director of the Institute for Justice's National Initiative to End Forfeiture Abuse.
Read the full story @
https://www.wnd.com/2019/10/major-u-s-city-faces-claims-35000-confiscating-cars-land-homes-without-reason/?utm_source=Email&utm_medium=wnd&utm_campaign=breaking&utm_content=breaking
Oct 27, 2019 20:12:17 #
Oct 27, 2019 20:52:22 #
Gatsby wrote:
A compensation plan has been developed for victims... (show quote)
It's always been my position that when such an abusive practice has been addressed and righted, the politicians and/or other authorities responsible should also be compelled to suffer some sort of significant financial or other loss to discourage future abuses.
A little bit of enforced empathy goes a long, long way...
Oct 27, 2019 22:02:19 #
Seth wrote:
It's always been my position that when such an abusive practice has been addressed and righted, the politicians and/or other authorities responsible should also be compelled to suffer some sort of significant financial or other loss to discourage future abuses.
A little bit of enforced empathy goes a long, long way...
A little bit of enforced empathy goes a long, long way...
Absolutely! Turnabout is fair play
Oct 28, 2019 13:03:00 #
Oct 28, 2019 15:47:06 #
Mike Easterday wrote:
So to make it right , the politicians should do prison time as well.
Do the people know about it?
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