I know I've been spending a lot of time talking about South Asians (hey guys, thanks for visiting!) and terrorists (I doubt they visit) and I wanted to take a moment to highlight some good old American police abuses:
Emiliano Gonzalez was pulled over in Nebraska while driving a rented car. He had a cooler in the backseat which contained $124,700 in cash, but nothing else. Suspecting drugs, the officers called in a drug-sniffing dog, which barked at the money, so the police took the money. They didn't charge Mr. Gonzalez, there was no proof that he'd been involved in a drug deal, but they got the keep the money. In this country, if the police so much as suspect that the property, including money, is somehow involved in a drug deal, they get to seize the property. Mr. Gonzalez went to court to get his money back and the Federal Court of Appeals decided against him. Link
But it's not just the money that police feel like they get to seize and use. Two Philadelphia police officers raped scores of women over the last few years because they were prostitutes and exotic dancers. The real kicker is that even though they've done this to many women who have testified against them and there's enough evidence to convict, these two shitheads aren't going to jail. In fact, they think they're the victims. Link
