Wednesday, August 20, 2008

This is the Way They Twist the Law

Use the "abandoned property law" to steal property that is NOT "abandoned, but which is actively under court forfeiture action with owners and their lawyers in court every day to fight the action. This is how the government wins such cases; by "stacking the deck in their own favor. Yes, I know that it's mostly [people ACCUSED of drug dealing who are harmed by this, but aren't they entitled to an "even chance" in court, just as you are? Aren't they "innocent until proven guilty?" The very stated intent of the RICO Laws under which such "forfeitures" are done is unconstitutional (to stop drug dealers, who have a lot of money, from using it to hire the best lawyers they can). That seems to me to be an effort to force drug dealers to suffer under the sometimes inexperience and disinterest of some government-employed lawyers who might be just "going through the motions." That, in itself seems to be "stacking the deck" in the government's favor. I don't like drug dealers any more than anybody else, but they still should have an "even chance" in court until they ARE convicted. (Star-Press)

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