alphanerd4@lemmy.worldM to US Authoritarianism@lemmy.world · 2 months agoA Monopoly on Violencelemmy.worldimagemessage-square33fedilinkarrow-up1278arrow-down177cross-posted to: politicalmemes@lemmy.world
arrow-up1201arrow-down1imageA Monopoly on Violencelemmy.worldalphanerd4@lemmy.worldM to US Authoritarianism@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square33fedilinkcross-posted to: politicalmemes@lemmy.world
minus-squareCodex@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down6·2 months agohttps://priceonomics.com/how-police-officers-seize-cash-from-innocent/ https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/the-supreme-court-rules-that-cops-can-steal-your-stuff-as-they-always-have/ar-BB1magie https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/08/18/civil-asset-forfeiture-explained/74802279007/ Those are just the top 3 search results for “cops steal money”.
minus-squaremholiv@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up32arrow-down4·2 months agoPeople should still be punished for driving dangerously. Civil forfeiture is another issue.
minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·2 months agoAnd yet this meme is clearly about traffic enforcement.
https://priceonomics.com/how-police-officers-seize-cash-from-innocent/
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/the-supreme-court-rules-that-cops-can-steal-your-stuff-as-they-always-have/ar-BB1magie
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/08/18/civil-asset-forfeiture-explained/74802279007/
Those are just the top 3 search results for “cops steal money”.
People should still be punished for driving dangerously. Civil forfeiture is another issue.
And yet this meme is clearly about traffic enforcement.