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vdiddy210
05/07/09

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This stuff is ridiculous.

I know if you're involved in a crime you should be punished. but a DUI, while a serious offense, is something to revoke a license not seize an automobile.

especially one that cost around 40k.

Police are greedy (I know a bunch) I've gone to a police auction once and they were down to fisticuffs over buying certain cars and property. I understand they don't make much money but they work for the government (aka us) and they made the decision to live this lifestyle.

They might be able to justify it as the driver broke the law and now needs to pay, but it's really just legal stealing. I love when cops get the DUI, that makes my day...yet somehow they don't get their car taken away
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something_unique_and_descriptive
05/07/09

@vdiddy210: Cops actually make better money than they'll admit. Some areas they can make >$90k a year.
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Plecostomus [Tyrrell]
05/07/09

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Reminder:

THIS.
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Mobius
05/07/09

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They obviously had to get fast cars so your family and you can be saved from the robbery.
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Prawo Jazdy and The Velocity Trumpets: I miss Deartháir II
05/07/09

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I was hit by a drunk driver.. I don't mean drunk at .09, I mean drunk to the point the police didn't know how she got her key in the ignition.

She totaled my Ford Escort. While not much, she took my wheels right out from under me and all I got was a measly $2,500 and a bus pass for the next 5 months. while I found something as trustworthy as my 145,000 mile turbo 5 speed Ford.

In other words.. the booze hound made me ride the SMART bus in Detroit for 6 months. Take the drunks car, it makes me sleep better at night.
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something_unique_and_descriptive
05/08/09

@Prawo Jazdy And The Velocity Trumpets: I have no problem with the seizure of the car (seems a bit excessive with a $40k car but whatever, shouldn't have been driven drunk), my problem is with then giving it to an officer as a "spoil of war", this sort of behavior simply encourages abuse of power.
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MarywithanM™
05/07/09

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Please, you're all getting just a little too excited. There's definitely nothing shady about this. It's not like they're auctioning off personal property before people have been convicted of a crime. Because that would be illegal. And see, they don't have big lettering that announces that it was seized from a drug dealer. C'mon. No harm, no foul.
/live in Illinois
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brandegee
05/07/09

@MarywithanMforeveryone: Sure, it's okay to hide now, but just wait till they take your Internet and start hooning that.
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jodark
05/07/09

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And these are the "Only ones" that should have guns according to most Collectivists. They the very reason the Right of the People to keep and bear arms shall not be INFRINGED.
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BRAWNDO_POWERED
05/07/09

@jodark: I just got back from Moody's pub, and I saw off-duty cops there drinking WITH THEIR GUNS ON THEM. Is there anybody out there who actually believes that these people are somehow more morally grounded than the rest of us?
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leavethegun-takethecannoli
05/07/09

@BRAWNDO_POWERED: Oh, there are a lot of them.
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cchannel BLT
05/07/09

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Stupid question: Taken home overnight or forever?
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cchannel BLT
05/07/09

@cchannel ~ Canal Si: Just read the article. That is insane - $40,000 loss for a DUI?!!! Maybe Obama's bid for the presidency was just to escape Illinois.
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M4XVLTG3 makes rotary love
05/07/09

@cchannel: Fines for DWI in New Mexico Easily climes in the 10k range. Bartenders are held responsible too.
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MushyHeirloom
05/07/09

@AF_H1VLTG3 now with 38% more flam del flim: In New Mexico? What the fuck is there to hit in New Mexico?
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something_unique_and_descriptive
05/07/09

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And people wonder why I don't trust cops...
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philipmein
05/07/09

@something_unique_and_descripti...: "Okay, I'll just get out and drive a seized Camry to your house while the criminal that's in there is kicking the everliving shit out of you and your family. Is that slow enough for you?

People always talk crap about the cars that the police steal, and other corrupt stuff we do, but when it comes to when they have to rely on them, my, how quickly they shut up.

Thank God I don't do my job for people like you. You, sir, disgust me."
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Jim-Bob
05/07/09

@philipmein: Yes, but you could still get there in a car purchased by the taxpayers for police work. The police should not have as much right to property seizure as they do. These laws are getting abused and regular people who do stupid shit are getting hurt by them. The police should have no right to seize private property without due process, but the drug seizure laws provide them with just such a right. Plus, if we were to legalize drugs and eliminate seizure laws, this would not make property crimes such as you stated now legal. I do not hate cops ( my dad is one), but I do not like the way the law is sometimes used by the unscrupulous as an excuse to do unethical things either. Of course not all cops or police departments are crooked, I would say the majority are not. However, these laws give license to the few who are to do what they want. So, given that at least some cops are crooked (given the large number of people who work in the police, statistically this is unavoidable), I will choose to reserve my distrust of everyone until they have earned it from me.
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leavethegun-takethecannoli
05/07/09

@Jim-Bob: He was being sarcastic.
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something_unique_and_descriptive
05/08/09

@philipmein: I see what you did there...

@jodark: Welcome to what is doubtlessly going to become yet another JalopMeme™
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Alfisted
05/07/09

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What do you expect them to do? They've got this f'n SRT8 and it's f'n valuable. They're not just going to give it away.
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MushyHeirloom
05/07/09

@Alpuñod: You were really on a roll today, man.
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Pete Gaines
05/07/09

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Readying?

Matthew, my good fellow, your time away from the Windy City has affected your memory. May I remind you of this chap?

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A strolling player
05/07/09

@Pete Gaines: Yeah! I loved The 40 Year Old Virgin!
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.357
05/07/09

@Pete Gaines: What hairspray does he use to get his hair like that?
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Matt Hardigree
05/07/09

@Pete Gaines: Seriously, with all the Diaz-Ballarts running around?
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jdoubleh
05/07/09

@.357: Yeah, is he even subject to motorcycle helmet laws?
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Thornton888
05/07/09

@Pete Gaines: er.. this guy
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.357
05/07/09

@Thornton888: Is he invisible?
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.357
05/07/09

@jdoubleh: I think when he's willing to sell Senate seats, he won't worry about helmet laws.
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leavethegun-takethecannoli
05/07/09

@Pete Gaines: Readying.

I have not heard that word in a while.

All the cool kids are using "preparing," or "getting ready," or "setting up."

I guess if he was down South he would have said that they are fixin' to replace florida.
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A strolling player
05/07/09

In reply to Illinois State Trooper Takes Seized Charger SRT8 Home
I would totally take whatever charges I may incur from leading a donked-out '95 Sedan DeVille on a "high"-speed car chase. It would be worth it.
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.357
05/07/09

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I hope they don't try to take any Dodge Nitros...
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Jagvar
05/07/09

@C63 Went Loco Killed M3 And RS4:

Someone would have to buy one first. Have you seen a Nitro on the road? I sure haven't.
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.357
05/07/09

@Jagvar: No, but I've heard some have stains on the interior...
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MushyHeirloom
05/07/09

@Jagvar: I see a couple every day.

It saddens me deeply, I tell you. What level of brain damage would make purchasing a truck with poor visibility, poor acceleration, poor economy, poor cargo room, and even poor off-roading ability... a good idea?
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pauljones
05/07/09

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Lincoln is turning in his grave.
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Graverobber
05/07/09

@pauljones: Which one?
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