• CheeseNoodle@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    I mean depending on the state or even the town that officer is going to take any cash they have on them and might shoot them if they don’t comply…

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      2 months ago

      I don’t think so. I mean cops can be jerks but they’re really not dumb enough to just risk their jobs for $40 USD out of someone’s wallet. Let alone build a culture out of this.

      Civil forfeiture of greater than $1000 USD where that stuff gets documented and people have the prove the “innocence” of that money on the other had is another issue.

      Cops stopping people for cash just feels like a childish characterization. There are enough real problems with police to address (ie systematic racism and nepotism) no need to work with characterizations.