Let's just piss on the constitution a little more
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From: atlanta-ish
Let's just **** on the constitution a little more
Originally Posted by http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/13/1325.asp
Illinois: Chicago Suburbs Begin Car Seizures for Cash
Kane County, Illinois ramps up automobile seizures from those accused of DUI.
After recent legislative changes, prosecutors and police in Kane County, Illinois have ramped up their automobile seizure program. As many as five vehicles a week are being taken under new guidelines allowing confiscation from anyone accused of driving under the influence of alcohol and a secondary offense such as not bringing along a driver's license. Even if the motorist is later found not guilty of both charges in a court of law, police in the Chicago suburb can still keep the vehicle.
"Now we're going after everything, whether it's a small amount of money or a large amount of money," Kane County State's Attorney John Barsanti told the Aurora Beacon News. "We're expecting this to get really big for us."
The program uses civil procedures to seize property from motorists even when they are found innocent. The civil court system only needs probable cause supported by circumstantial evidence to sidestep constitutional protections such as the prohibition on excessive fines and double jeopardy.
Kane County, Illinois ramps up automobile seizures from those accused of DUI.
After recent legislative changes, prosecutors and police in Kane County, Illinois have ramped up their automobile seizure program. As many as five vehicles a week are being taken under new guidelines allowing confiscation from anyone accused of driving under the influence of alcohol and a secondary offense such as not bringing along a driver's license. Even if the motorist is later found not guilty of both charges in a court of law, police in the Chicago suburb can still keep the vehicle."Now we're going after everything, whether it's a small amount of money or a large amount of money," Kane County State's Attorney John Barsanti told the Aurora Beacon News. "We're expecting this to get really big for us."
The program uses civil procedures to seize property from motorists even when they are found innocent. The civil court system only needs probable cause supported by circumstantial evidence to sidestep constitutional protections such as the prohibition on excessive fines and double jeopardy.
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wow man thats just crazy. the govenrment will do anything to make a buck.
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so if someone claims you where drunk the night before and your debt card shows you where at a bar that night they can take your car......thats so cool
.....and if your proven innocent they still get to keep your car.....WTF? seriously how can anyone take that seriously...and I thought California was bad....jeesh
.....and if your proven innocent they still get to keep your car.....WTF? seriously how can anyone take that seriously...and I thought California was bad....jeesh
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From: high performance all year round california
exactly......i mean anyone could be drunk driving under that pretense....shoot might as well just give everyone a "pre" drunk driving ticket in that case. punish them before because there gonna do sometime right?......
I mean why mask this under good pretense..just crank up the taxs...and California is good for some things......
(excluding the fire season......its like a nuclear winter outside right now :( )
I mean why mask this under good pretense..just crank up the taxs...and California is good for some things......
(excluding the fire season......its like a nuclear winter outside right now :( )
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You nailed it. They'll get away with it for a short time and it'll backfire. They're using civil preponderance of evidence laws against the motorists.
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