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You may have heard of civil asset forfeiture.
That's where police can seize your property and cash without first proving you committed a crime; without a warrant and without arresting you, as long as they suspect that your property is somehow tied to a crime.
Now, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol has a device that also allows them to seize money in your bank account or on prepaid cards.
It's called an ERAD, or Electronic Recovery and Access to Data machine, and state police began using 16 of them last month.
Here's how it works. If a trooper suspects you may have money tied to some type of crime, the highway patrol can scan any cards you have and seize the money.
"We're gonna look for different factors in the way that you're acting," Oklahoma Highway Patrol Lt. John Vincent said. "We're gonna look for if there's a difference in your story. If there's some way that we can prove that you're falsifying information to us about your business."
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News 9 obtained a copy of the contract with the state.
It shows the state is paying ERAD Group Inc., $5,000 for the software and scanners, then 7.7 percent of all the cash the highway patrol seizes.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by SecurityGuy on Thursday June 09 2016, @01:08PM
Personally, I still think it's time for a lot more of us who find this stuff outrageous to run for office, get elected, and vote idiotic things like this down. By and large, we're a nation of people who complain about things on the internet, but don't actually get involved.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 09 2016, @02:54PM
it takes time and money we don't have to be in office.
Thus, the pool is small and the other filters establishment elites have in place work to keep you from being elected or achieving any goal.
It's a shame there is no more unclaimed land on this planet. I would vote with my feet and live in Soylentnewsy Land if such a place existed. There's no where left to run, so they expect us to turn and fight. Don't fall for the trap. As soon as you lash out you're easily disposed of. Better to wait for the jackboot to crush a few more necks so you have enough support to prevail. It may mean moving elsewhere or surviving under a draconian regime. Now is the time to be prepared, but never forget that anything can be an excuse for going door to door and taking away your rights. [youtube.com]
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 09 2016, @05:45PM
I've thought about it, but who's going to listen to a short, overweight dweeb without a wife, no kids, no luxury car, no house worth 7 figures?
Ballot box is busted as it is. Not saying I'd get elected if it weren't busted.
Thanks to the internet, the soap box is having a brief second wind.
Jury box was out of commission the moment that knowing about the inherent right of jury nullification became a reason to throw somebody out of the jury selection process.
There really does seem to be only one box left. It's just not quite the right time. As somebody else said, wait until we have enough pissed off rednecks.. wonder if they'll realize there are gays who are libertarian precisely because they knew they couldn't trust the government...