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adaml_623
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Police use new device to seize money in bank accou...
Why would you say it's 'unamerican'? Your police force does similar things in almost every state don't they?
e40
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Because of the whole "innocent until proven guilty" thing?
talmand
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They aren't accusing the person of being a criminal, they are accusing the property of being obtained from alleged criminal activity. Property is not innocent until proven guilty.
loeg
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That's a stupid argument and you know it. It doesn't do you much good to be "innocent" if the state just takes all of your money.
talmand
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I'm not the one making the argument.
isleyaardvark
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Most people use the word "unamerican" to describe something much different from "this isn't currently occurring inside America".
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