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Originally Posted by cyrnel
Something about these entitlement laws scream of a stake and bonfire mob-mentality.
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Or just a whole bunch of pissed-off citizens tired of criminals getting away with murder and hiding behind the Constitution. This all looks like the normal ebb and flow of democracy to me. The pendulum has swung more toward law enforcement these days and will one day swing back the other way. None of the swings of the pendulum have yet proved to be fatal to American Democracy - thus it has always been and thus it always shall be.
I can see both sides of this. I understand where I live that a shitload of drug money rides up the Interstate daily out of Florida to everywhere and if they catch you with gobs of cold hard cash they're going to sieze it. Hell, Grancey doesn't even allow me to leave the house with any bills in my wallet at all, so you can guaran-damn-tee I can account for any money I have on me if stopped. I think most reasonable folks expect that if you're travelling with large sums of cash that you can't account for then you're either up to something or you're just an asshole looking to prove a point.
On the other hand, we've certainly had plenty of investigative reports around here describing crooked counties that commit plain and simple robbery when they stop people - I think Volusia County in Florida is the worst.
Democracy in action. But then again, I'm Southern - I'm used to getting screwed by the US Government.
/me taking 2007 Non-Sequitur of the Year Award