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- jonscotts, on 05/05/2009, -1/+172The only thing worse than a bad guy is a bad guy dressed up as a good guy.
- veeve, on 05/05/2009, -2/+126Dirty East Texas cops and DA should be sued into lifetime poverty. I feel no empathy for crooks with badges and guns. They deserve the very worst that could ever happen to them. The $6,000 given to the chamber of commerce is a classic case of hush money and by definition, implicates the whole town in conspiracy.
- Skeptica, on 05/05/2009, -3/+61It's not a shakedown. It's official robbery. The best kept secret. Somalia just found out it has no monopoly to piracy. There is definitely an incentive for the city (through its police force) to rob. They get to keep the property and money. Why form a business like IBM or Microsoft when you can just incorporate a city and get $3 million from people that happen to drive through your town? They can probably all live the on the proceeds and retire at birth. Texas, oh, Texas! The wild, wild west.
- wineinc, on 05/05/2009, -0/+51A Chicago Tribune article on the same topic appeared on Digg back on March 10: http://digg.com/politics/Highway_robbery_Texas_pol ...
In addition to being enraged about the whole situation, I am appalled at the slow pace of the legislative correction to this problem. You'd think the Texan government would be concerned enough about this to shut it down without delay. But evidently their corruption has become so pervasive and customary that many Texan lawmakers think preventing local governments from robbing people is not a high priority.
I applaud state Sen. John Whitmire for his reform effort, I am not optimistic his effort will make drastic enough changes. This looks like they are waiting for people to forget and forgive so that the local interests can resume their corrupt practices, perhaps in using slightly less egregious methods.
(You might also profit from reading state Sen. John Whitmire's Wikipedia page. He has an interesting history.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Whitmire
) - chanop, on 05/06/2009, -1/+49This isn't just a Texas thing, it's national. I'm in NY and just read an article about a guy who was pulled over (suspended license) and had $50,000 in cash in the trunk of his car (with a bank receipt). There were no drugs, or any hint that a crime was committed or planned to be committed (I think he said he was on his way to buy a car). He wasn't charged with anything but they confiscated all his money. Can't get to the article because it's archived and you have to pay for it: http://localsearch.poughkeepsiejournal.com/sp?aff= ...
- Tolien, on 05/05/2009, -0/+42I thought this things only happened in movies like Rambo. No wonder he went postal.
- TheMachine1, on 05/06/2009, -1/+37Mayor George N Bowers
P.O. Box 70
Tenaha, TX 75974
Telephone: 409/248-3841
FAX: 409/248-5942
I'm still looking for his Klan address. - MrTotalKaos, on 05/05/2009, -3/+39Tenaha police are part of a lawsuit seeking to end what plaintiff's lawyer David Guillory calls a systematic fleecing of drivers passing through the town of about 1,000.
- pong32, on 05/05/2009, -1/+35This is absurd. A more appropriate headline would be: "Texas criminals in government-issued costumes steal millions from unsuspecting minorities; cite reprehensible drug laws as justification"
- Smokeydabear, on 05/06/2009, -3/+36Cops are ***** blowhard *****, sure there are a few good ones, but a lot of them are just power hungry douchbags. I know lots of cops who take advantage of their position as an officer just so they can drive drunk and get away with it.
- inactive, on 05/06/2009, -2/+30I said it once if not twice THE POLICE IS THE CITY'S, STATE LEGALIZED GANG MEMBERS. Its just this time they have progressed from writing trumped up tickets to this because they thought this would fly under the radar too.
- cenobyte40000, on 05/06/2009, -0/+26Don't be so surprised, this is typical. I have said for years everything a cop does while on duty should be recorded. Everything!! That's in the car, out of the car, in the station, everything. This kind of stuff would be far less likley to happen and if it did it would be a simple matter of going back over the tapes and seeing exactly what was said.
It's not that I don't like the Police (Although if you tell a Cop this kind of stuff you would think you have just told them they are the scum of the earth) it's that anyone with that much personal power should be watched. Someone has to watch the watchmen.
Ugg did I just write that? - asgardshill, on 05/06/2009, -4/+30This Note Is Legal Tender For All Debts, Public and Private
Yup, every bill in my wallet says the same thing. - TexasKoz, on 05/06/2009, -0/+26It only takes a few to make the whole bunch look like crap.
- Minarchian, on 05/06/2009, -2/+26What part of the Constitution allows Government to confiscate personal property without a conviction of a crime?
For these people to say what they're doing is Constitutional is a farce and the People need to wake the hell up to what their Government is doing to people. - drjennings, on 05/06/2009, -0/+24There is another "Texas" theft I see all across the state. It is called, "Construction Zone, Traffic Fines are Doubled". This law, which originally was for a good purpose, is being misused by MANY small towns across the south to increase their revenue.
They usually implement their fraud by setting a single warning sign as you enter town, and another "end of zone" sign as you leave. Most of the time the ONLY visible sign of "construction" is a dozen or so orange traffic cones down the center divider. With this simple addition to their signage they can double the amount of money they make from any traffic stop.
You may say... "Well, just don't break the law". Good point, but these small towns are notorious for setting up speed zone areas, or greatly reduced speed limits to incite law breaking, (i.e. 30 MPH where 55 would have been sufficient). The Tenaha incidence was just a next-step for these towns and is 21st century highway robbery. I suspect they have been lining their pockets with the money of the innocent for a VERY long time. - lensman00, on 05/06/2009, -0/+24This is your civilization.
This is your civilization on a 'War on Drugs'. - kingmanic, on 05/06/2009, -0/+22In many cities a police officer would not be considered a "good guy" because the prevalence of bad guys dressing up as cops has undermined the position.
- viol999, on 05/06/2009, -0/+22This isn't new. I believe it was George Bush the first who signed a war on drugs bill in the late eighties allowing police to confiscate any property they had reason to believe was generated illegally. 60 Minutes did a great story on this about 10 years ago. I can't believe that this hasn't been challenged in the supreme court! If it has I haven't heard about it and I can't believe it's constitutional. Basically how it works is if police "think" that you got some goods or property from illegal activity they can confiscate it and you have to prove innocence to get it back.
- itsthemechanic, on 05/06/2009, -0/+19I had $300 magically disappear from my pocket when I was arrested in D.C. and it never appeared on any of the paperwork. Baaastards.
- texaswolfman, on 05/06/2009, -8/+26Police are Pirates, pillaging and plundering the populace.
- omgwtflawl, on 05/06/2009, -3/+21If she didn't want to get raped, why was she wearing those clothes? She totally deserved it!
- xenuxenuts, on 05/06/2009, -0/+17It's not just cities. Rural cops are often just as bad.
- sockpuppets, on 05/06/2009, -0/+17Shouldn't the FBI get involved in this?
- DrVic, on 05/06/2009, -1/+17I remember when I was younger, we looked up to cops. They were tough but fair with us. If we were doing something stupid they would tell us to knock it off, they wouldn't arrest us. They were people who actually gave a ***** about the communities they worked in. Now a days all I see in my town are a bunch of young d-bag cops, people who were never anything or qualified to be anything. Now I have little respect for these officers in my town, which is sad, they used to be people you could respect. The only thing they do is write traffic tickets and tell kids they can't loiter in a certain area. Meanwhile I see drugs getting sold all over my town. They don't wanna stop the dealers though, because that would be too much police work for their fat asses to handle.
This isn't all cops mind you... - funkyloki, on 05/06/2009, -0/+16That doesn't matter. The guy had a bank receipt that shows where he got the money. What he intends to do with it is his business. Until he breaks the law involving the money (suspended license does not give the cops the right to take the money, only the car). The cops found no evidence of wrong doing, yet they took the money. Innocent until proven guilty, well, not anymore.
- TrichomeKid, on 05/06/2009, -4/+19Wow and here I thought I couldn't lose anymore respect for police officers. The few cops here and there that aren't Grade A douchebags don't make up for the majority that are only on the force because they either got picked on in school, and/or are making up for their small members. This right here proves that they think they are above the law.
- canewediggit, on 05/06/2009, -2/+16please provide proof per personal positing posted previously
- Amaron, on 05/06/2009, -2/+16Whitefish Montana - 1989 - bunch of college kids rented out a condo - partied and fell asleep - we woke up to three cops in the condo kicking us and screaming to wake up and line up - they had us all empty our wallets into a hat and when we literally had no money left, they took us all to the ATM, made us withdraw the limit our cards would allow or that our accounts could handle, refused to give us a receipt and then followed us out of town.
They said if we didn't we would go to jail and the "only judge" was on vacation for the next 10 days. We could either sit in jail for a week and a half or pay the "fines." They never once told us what we allegedly did - and laughed out loud when we suggested they were themselves breaking the law.
I think cops have been doing this forever. And as crappy as Texas is, it isn't the only embarrassment in the country. - BikeRidinMan, on 05/06/2009, -0/+14No I haven't. Where is Cancune?
- blackinthmiddle, on 05/06/2009, -0/+14The problem is that even the few good ones are corrupt. If a cop does a dirty deed and the blue wall of silence goes up, every one of those cops are dirty, including the "few good ones".
- QiJiGuang, on 05/05/2009, -0/+13More "Only Ones" madness.
I can't understand just where those crooks and criminals are coming from. They seem to infiltrate everything, from the police, to politics. - blackinthmiddle, on 05/06/2009, -0/+13This archaic thinking is similar to when women would get raped and some would ask what was she doing wearing such revealing clothing. It simply is irrelevant to the story. I've dealt with many people who promised me a better deal if I got them cash. Who knows? Maybe she got a deal if she gave cash. The point is, it's irrelevant. If it's her money, it doesn't matter if she wants to drive around with a million dollars!
Would I feel comfortable driving around with so much cash? Hell no! Again, it's not the point. - ifoughtfate, on 05/06/2009, -0/+13Honestly, it's getting to the point where I'm tempted to keep a spy camera on me at all times just in case I get pulled over.
I've gotten an MIP (alcohol) because the cop broke the law and I didn't know my rights, these people lost money because they were terrified.
Is America just a giant police state now? - inactive, on 05/06/2009, -0/+13perfectly put
- Uaedaien, on 05/06/2009, -0/+12Theft is Theft. The police wear that uniform because they are supposed to protect and serve.
If they take any money from the people they are supposed to protect it matters and it destroys public confidence in the police force. This leads to way more crime as people refuse to help the oppressors. If the police treated ethnic minorities with a little more respect maybe they would help the police out. Instead they close ranks against the law enforcement officers and informers are outcast as traitors to their own communities. - CrazedLeper, on 05/06/2009, -4/+16They would but they're busy hiding criminal acts of their own...
- DrVic, on 05/06/2009, -3/+15This can't be true, every cop is a hero! Hero I tells ya!!!
- inkubusfan, on 05/05/2009, -1/+13wow. they should have a great time in prison next to the couple of criminals theyve managed to put away. those chicks are gonna RUIN her.....
- NathanielJ, on 05/06/2009, -0/+12Perhaps proper proof is problematic to produce?
- CrazedLeper, on 05/06/2009, -2/+14From the article: "authorities in Tenaha seized $3 million between 2006 and 2008, and in about 150 cases -- virtually all of which involved African-American or Latino motorists -- the seizures were improper.....My take on the matter is that the police in Tenaha, Texas, were picking on and preying on people that were least likely to fight back."
How much more obvious does it need to be? Just say the "R" word. - InetRoadkill, on 05/06/2009, -2/+13This is not that much different than photo radar and red light cameras. None of this has anything to do with public safety. It's legalized highway robbery, er.. revenue enhancement.
- OUberLord, on 05/06/2009, -0/+11I'd have flat told them no, and take me to jail. If I had to sit there so be it, but the lawsuit proceeding their illegal search and seizure would have been worth every minute of it.
- Nishnabotna, on 05/06/2009, -0/+11You're not forced, but it's still not a good idea to carry a metric ***** ton of cash around.
- spritom, on 05/06/2009, -0/+11Is it just me? Or is that a lot of crime and confiscated cash for a town of about 1,000?
- setabs, on 05/06/2009, -0/+10Since he can't spell it I am guessing he herd bout et on da tv.
- jsuther, on 05/06/2009, -3/+13Why should you be forced to use a bank in order to pay for something?
- aurorous, on 05/06/2009, -0/+9I thought stuff like this only happened in 80's action TV shows? Why did they call CNN and not the A-team?
- inactive, on 05/06/2009, -2/+11There are more than you think.
- rangah, on 05/06/2009, -0/+9Exactly.
Every 'good cop' that doesn't throw the book at a 'bad cop' is themselves a bad cop. -
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