psychothumbs@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoSouth Carolina cops target out-of-state drivers for highway robberyreason.comexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up1145arrow-down10cross-posted to: thepoliceproblem@lemmy.worldsouthcarolina@sh.itjust.works
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minus-squareApathy Tree@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·edit-24 months agoI’m low-key annoyed that the article links to part 3 of the series but not part 1… Who does that?? So here’s part 1 if anyone wants to read it https://reason.com/2024/08/05/operation-rolling-thunder-the-shocking-truth-behind-spartanburgs-traffic-stops/
minus-squareFredselfish@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·4 months agoWhen are we going make this illegal goddamm it. Fucking constituent says they can’t just search your car.
minus-squareFireTower@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 months agoIt is already unlawful. As you point out the practice of civil asset forfeiture is anathema to the Constitution, the supreme law of the land. It is on the people of SC and America to give those words strength, otherwise they’re simply spilled ink.
I’m low-key annoyed that the article links to part 3 of the series but not part 1… Who does that??
So here’s part 1 if anyone wants to read it
https://reason.com/2024/08/05/operation-rolling-thunder-the-shocking-truth-behind-spartanburgs-traffic-stops/
When are we going make this illegal goddamm it. Fucking constituent says they can’t just search your car.
It is already unlawful. As you point out the practice of civil asset forfeiture is anathema to the Constitution, the supreme law of the land. It is on the people of SC and America to give those words strength, otherwise they’re simply spilled ink.