Indiana police use state law to steal money without cause
eu.indystar.com
This isn’t crime fighting. It’s an actual crime — a blatant, naked theft carried out by officers, Libertarian Party Chair Evan McMahon writes.
  • Snot Flickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    42·
    2 months ago

    Would someone please ship some counterfeit money through there and get it confiscated, so the police can then be investigated for spending counterfeit money?

    They will just arrest whoever sent it for distributing it.

    • M0oP0oOP
      395·
      2 months ago

      That’s your takeaway from this story?!

      • Warl0k3@lemmy.world
        32·
        2 months ago

        People can take two things away at once. Indiana is just as corrupt as ever (but in this fun new flavour!) and the reason you use USPS over another carrier is that USPS has federal protections and UPS/FedEx have none of those (and also they are bootlicking scum)

        • M0oP0oOP
          138·
          2 months ago

          Your response seems to be “why don’t people use the government backed service” and not “wholy shit I live in a Kleptocracy”

          It seems to be a combination of victim blaming (thier fault for not shipping with USPS) and the normalization of tyranny (if the states ever wanted to water that liberty tree now would be a good time).

          • Warl0k3@lemmy.world
            231·
            2 months ago

            Again, people can have multiple takeaways to a story, like:

            • It’s advisable to use USPS as they have federal protections for the customer that UPS/FedEx do not
            • Indiana is a terrible place full of corrupt bullshit like this
            • Op doesn’t know what victim blaming is
            • The US is a kleptocracy
            • M0oP0oOP
              14·
              2 months ago

              The police work for UPS/Fedex/DHL? News to me. I think you are confusing civil asset forfeiture to corporate corruption (not saying that they are not both bad and happening).

              • this_1_is_mine@lemmy.world
                3·
                2 months ago

                Missed it. At no times are cops involved in these examples. Ups and FedEx as private entities have no… As in none unless you can successfully sue them. Have any liability or due to getting you your stuff or care what happens in the mean time. The USPS is culpable to the point of absolutely any government entity. Hands tied by law if you want to inspect any non-opened package you need a court order. My examples btw are of 1 individual dealing with ups in this case losing his stuff only for him to find it not only in the hands of ups… Who kept throwing their hands up about any involvement in the process of what rob then had to deal with trying to retrieve his lost “1 of 1” custom parts.

                More to the point they aren’t culpable or bound by literally any law so letting police just run rampent over all of their facilities is completely legal for fed ex/ups/ dhl…

          • AstridWipenaugh@lemmy.world
            21·
            2 months ago

            I mean, it’s kind of like intentionally pulling out in front of someone running a red light. Yes, they were in the wrong. But you’re going to get fucked regardless. Sometimes you can simply choose to avoid the problem because criminals gonna crime.

              • Warl0k3@lemmy.world
                1·
                2 months ago

                Good grief, what is this even supposed to mean? It’s not baiting with an image macro it’s performative commenting surrealism!

                • M0oP0oOP
                  2·
                  2 months ago

                  Well I was going to make a well thought out reply but the weird American view point of living with literal government theft just left me a bit dead inside and needed the laugh.

    • notacat
      39·
      2 months ago

      It is not illegal to send money by mail and there are legitimate reasons to do so. This is a blatant money grab by a corrupt government.

    • arin@lemmy.worldEnglish
      121·
      2 months ago

      This is not garnish because it went to the police department. Garnished wage goes to the debt payment

    • M0oP0oOP
      81·
      2 months ago

      What debts are you talking about? Do you think that these people owed money?

      • Fosheze@lemmy.worldEnglish
        6·
        2 months ago

        Disclaimer: I don’t agree with this person.

        But they’re aluding to the fact that one of the main reasons people don’t use banks is because they owe someone money and their bank accounts are able to be garnished. The only sure fire way to keep your money from being garnished is to keep it as physical cash.

        • M0oP0oOP
          5·
          2 months ago

          Yeah, Grandmothers sending cash for birthdays was where my mind was going.