Texas high court approves 'pre-crime' search warrants

[midnight rambler]

http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/unfairpark/2013/12/parker_county_meth_search_warr.php?page=2

[Ares]

Every time I hear someone on other blogs talk about "Don't Mess With Texas" I just want to send them this police state garbage that get instituted in that state..

[EE_]

Not to mention...

Texas has some of the worst civil forfeiture laws in the nation, as demonstrated by a recent Institute for Justice report, Policing for Profit: The Abuse of Civil Asset Forfeiture. Texas law establishes a trifecta of circumstances that invite forfeiture abuse. First, Texas allows law enforcement agencies to police for profit—to seize and sell property then return the proceeds directly into their budgets giving them a financial incentive to abuse this power. Second, Texas uses a “preponderance of the evidence” standard for determining whether a particular seizure is valid, rather than the “beyond a reasonable doubt” standard for criminal defendants. Third, Texas places the burden on the innocent owner to prove his innocence.

http://www.ij.org/texas-civil-forfeiture-background

[Ares]

Not to mention...

Texas has some of the worst civil forfeiture laws in the nation, as demonstrated by a recent Institute for Justice report, Policing for Profit: The Abuse of Civil Asset Forfeiture. Texas law establishes a trifecta of circumstances that invite forfeiture abuse. First, Texas allows law enforcement agencies to police for profit—to seize and sell property then return the proceeds directly into their budgets giving them a financial incentive to abuse this power. Second, Texas uses a “preponderance of the evidence” standard for determining whether a particular seizure is valid, rather than the “beyond a reasonable doubt” standard for criminal defendants. Third, Texas places the burden on the innocent owner to prove his innocence.

http://www.ij.org/texas-civil-forfeiture-background

Yeah it's funny because they have a badge and uniform that they can get away with that bullshit. Try pulling over a cop and taking their weapons, computer equipment and other "valuables" in the car and see how that works out for you. Yet because they have a badge and imaginary authority they can get away with it.....

[Twisted Titan]

For now......

[Shami-Amourae]

Every time I hear someone on other blogs talk about "Don't Mess With Texas" I just want to send them this police state garbage that get instituted in that state..

Many of the Californians who destroyed California moved there. Then they were like, "This place is weird, lets turn it into California!"

[Dogman]

Truth!

[Ares]

Many of the Californians who destroyed California moved there. Then they were like, "This place is weird, lets turn it into California!"

Pulled the same bullshit in Colorado, and now a good sizable portion of the state wants to seceed and leave Denver to rot.

[Shami-Amourae]

Pulled the same bullshit in Colorado, and now a good sizable portion of the state wants to seceed and leave Denver to rot.

I hope it doesn't happen to Idaho. I'm one of the few good Californians.