@@alexrozenbom3430 the system is what caused these cops to do what they did. True but they had a choice. They could've and should've one not assumed anything illegal in the first place. What was the point of asking him to search the vehicle? Obviously race played a role that he wasn't from their state. They profiled that man. Bro should've gotten an F
Conveniently, let the illegal detainment go unacknowledged there didn't you? Rodriguez v US: extending a traffic stop. Just asking him to step out of the car without Reasonable Suspicion of a crime is a 4th A violation and could make any further investigation "Fruit of the Poisonous Tree" OF COURSE Fraudit the Audit would overlook that part. Under recent case law, even a 90sec detainment to ask if they could search was considered a 4th A violation. It is well established that a routine traffic stop is not to be used as a pretext to any other investigation and doing so is a Civil Rights violation is every case. You cannot cease someone's movement in the hopes of finding them committing a crime.
@AaronAlso calm yourself down. I highly doubt it was omitted on purpose & he states that nothing he posts should be construed as legal advice. So chill a little, maybe lay off the Red Bull & coffee for a bit 🤡
Unfortunately, there are several cases of this. It’s ridiculous that they almost always have to pay for a lawyer just to get their money back too. But of course, they can sue the dept in return. As they should. Maybe eventually, they will catch the hint that not everyone that carries large amounts of cash around are drug dealers.
They are even doing it to armored trucks in California. The armored vehicle in question was owned by a company that hauled currency for legally licensed marijuana retailers. The amounts seized now exceed a million dollars.
That’s what I said fuck a b! They took 58014 $ of the original 96000 naaaaa fuck that that’s wasnt even his money it was for the bank. They fucked him and fucked his life up yet he gave him a b that’s Bullshit
@@ciryusthemodernmarvel this channel analyzes the legality of police conduct. Nobody agrees that it should be legal for cops to do what they did in this video, but they did it within the boundaries of our own broken law system.
Ones legal because it’s the government the other isn’t legal because they hold no standing in the government. Strip that away, and the mafia seems more just and righteous.
It should be like this. “Can I search your car or vehicle?” That question alone SHOULD suggest a cop is NOT there to make sure you have no dust bunnies in your vehicle. He/she is not there to clean it. Common sense.
This was armed robbery pure and simple in my humble opinion. Never, ever, allow police to search your vehicle. You will never win. The game is rigged from the top all the way to the bottom.
True but they if want to search they will say they will bring the K-9s who will find a false positive and conduct a search anyhow. The real lesson is do not travel with large sums of cash until civil forfeiture laws are changed.
As a non American, this whole Civil forfeiture thing blows my mind. That cops can take money off someone without any evidence to suggest they are ill gotten gains is staggeringly infuriating. It's legal robbery, end of story.
Yeah, guilty until proven innocent, basically. And it's not like the guy would slip under their radar. They can papertrail the guy to exhaustion if they want to. There is no justification for acting right there. _'I was only doing my job.'_ - Emphasis on "only".
I've been involved in a seizure of funds. The cops took exactly 123k out of my home because they thought it was drug money. Cost me almost 20k in lawyers and to this day I still haven't gotten that money back. This was in 2014. This was my life savings that I literally kept in my closet. The forfeiture all stemmed from false allegations that I was cleared of. The money was deemed to be mine by law but all I got back was the money to cover my lawyers fees. This is a way that the government steals from its citizens and is just wrong. The crazy part about all of this is that it was the postal police who did the seizure and raided my home with out a warrant. They said they had probable cause. Such bs.
gotta hide ur money better i guess? or take it back... and they wonder why people turn to crime... this is the sort of thing that caused people like Billy the Kid & Ned Kelly etc to turn to crime.. the government & big businesses legally steal from people every day and get away with it.. when someone tries to get their money back, they get 40 years in jail
@@immortalcoils93 what lawyer wants to attack the state? You know that those kinds of people are exceedingly rare, right? After cases are over, lawyers have to work with the same cops, judges, and prosecutors that they just embarrassed. Not a fate most people willingly walk into, especially in a situation like this where legality is not in question
Yet again the moral is this: NEVER EVER, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, CONSENT TO SEARCHES. Be polite, but be firm. Do not give in, no matter how friendly the officer is being.
Well, while you are correct, the cops would have searched anyway. The dog 'alerted' on the passenger fender, which would have given the cop permission to search anyway. This dude was stuck between a rock and a hard place.
@@bugsyramone2 exactly! It doesn't matter, because they would've brought the dogs out who always more often than not they will alert to drugs and search the car anyways.
When i was a teen. I must had gave about 8 consent to search my car. I didn't have anything to hide and i felt intimidated. I also once was told to remove my shirt to see if i had any tattoos. An officer stepped in and said to me "you don't have to do that" But the other officer replied "ok he'll just spend the night in jail" I had nothing to hide and i removed my shirt. Now with dashcams and cell phone recorder i feel more safe standing up for my rights.
"Freeze! Give me all your money!" "Help, police! Help, I'm being robbed!" "We are the police." My favorite part was when they both agreed he's innocent and not guilty of anything, and then proceeded to rob 'em.
@J.C. You worry bud, how could you not comprehend that? What weed dealer would consent to a search. If he was shady and drug dealing, he 100% would not say ok to a search. Scary how that went over your head.
if you want me to guide you to your represenative tell me what state you live in and what city and I will get you, your represenative information.@@BamBam-uf4yi
I don’t know why this video says that the man should have “always refused” the search. I mean I think we should always be able to refuse the search too. HOWEVER, it literally will not matter one bit. All they will do then is run their dog around it, say their dog alerted, and search it anyways. So the narrator in this video saying “he should have refused the search in the first place, and you should ALWAYS do the same’” as if it would have made a difference in the outcome!! They would have still searched it anyways, citing that their dog “alerted” as their justification and stolen his bread anyways. So… why does it matter?
None of that officer's questions had anything to do with a simple traffic stop of "following too closely". What a absolutely disgusting miscarriage of justice. Someone tipped that officer off to keep an eye out for this man in this car. There is no other reason that this stop should have happened in the way that it did or for this officer to ask to search the vehicle. This was premeditated and that officer knew that cash was there.
"We both know it's weed money." "Yeah." I don't want people that ignorant to be in positions of power. They had 0 evidence and yet they just know this? Fire them!
Agree, seizing laws should be done away with. And ANY officer that has seized valuables in the past for something stupid as this should have ALL valuables seized from them immediately and distributed throughout the communities…
Yep, and then pretty soon they’ll become the departmental “weed money experts” for having seized such a large amount of “weed money”, and will then be training other officers on how to identify “weed money” from their extensive experience. 🤦♂️
The most telling part is that the government returned some of the money back. Either it's illegal money or it's not. If you're willing to give some back, then you're admitting you have no proof it's actually related to a crime, but you want a cut regardless. Disgusting behavior.
that’s not how i read it. sounds to me like the company was dealing in illicit funds and accepted a settlement to avoid trial. if it was totally legit, there’s no way a company is simply letting $100,000 go without a fight
Giving Trooper Elmore a B is absurd. Maybe what he did was technically within his authority, but it was completely against the spirit of his position. The policing profession doesn't exist to enable the state to rob innocent people on the side of the road. Any public officials who participate in this crime against the public belong in prison.
My biggest issue besides the grade was the fact the 2 troopers MADE their own scenario up to make what they were doing valid even there was no probable cause (outside of the money he had from transporting cars) that would suggest it was "weed money" as they suggested.
@@jonfox4022 did u not watch the video? Officer said “DPS let it go. I think it’s a good sign we should let it go. We both know it’s weed money.” Then they robbed him
It's basically no different from Canada's freezing of bank accounts of protesters who haven't even been accused of breaking any laws. The only difference is that this is probably less widespread and not motivated by hatred of political enemies but rather just disdain for the populace as a whole. It's insane that we continue to allow governments to just steal like this.
It really should, it is a violation of due process and another example of the loss of civil liberties due to the war on drugs just like no knock warrants. They should all go away along with the rest of the war on drugs laws like cash reporting requirements and structuring (using just less than the reporting requirements to avoid reporting).
@@quiksix25, every other Court Case in America, you walk into Court with a presumption of innocence, it's up to the Prosecution to build a case to prove that you are guilty! Civil Asset Forfeiture, you walk into Court with a Presumption of Guilt, the Government has seized your property and it's up to you to prove your innocence to get your property returned from the Government! And you haven't been charged with any criminal offence! It's totally against the 4th Ammendment especially as it is usually large sums of money and most bills in the USA have trace amounts of illegal drugs on them! But the Government use this as proof of illegal activities! Wrong, just plain Wrong!
Stories like this boil my blood. The guy was investigated the day before, he could prove he was conducting *legitimate* business. The cops didn't care, and took the money anyway. That wouldn't be too big of a problem if they at least gave the money back after conducting a more thorough investigation. The thing that really gets me is that the government completely *lied* about a drug dog detecting drugs in order to straight up *steal* the money. The company that lost that money probably will be able to recover from the loss, but if I had $100,000 stolen from me, it would be financially devastating. That's what really pisses me off about this: the government would be content to completely lie and make things up so they can steal the money regardless of the devastating impact those lies have on the person. Disgusting. Just disgusting.
Also he court testing them money and finding traces of cocaine. What a joke. Most money has cocaine on it from junkies snorting cocaine with them, then putting them back in circulation. It's common knowledge. what a scam.
Just wait for the day when the Government audits our bank accounts and start seizing that money. The Dems have tried to pass the audits of all transactions over 600 dollars under the guise if tax audit. If that had passed where would it have gone. I think we all know.
WTF how can they do this and get away with it!?!?!?! What if I sold my home for cash and had it with me and was taking it to buy my new home? This could make you homeless and completely devastate your life!! I AM INFURIATED.
@@joey24698 The entire foundation our economy is based off of would collapse if we weren't able to possess large amounts of money from time to time. This is pure insanity.
The state(s) such as Arkansas are breaking their own laws, and working with the Federal civil asset forfeiture laws to steal a civilians cash, the state if they keep the cash, get to keep 80% of cash, the Feds keep 20%. Shame, it's corruption, and it's out of control.
The amount of money we have to pay in taxes our whole lives is pretty much robbery too especially when most tax money goes to senators and other government officials who already make way too much money.
we know Him who said, “VENGEANCE IS MINE, I WILL REPAY.” And again, “THE LORD WILL JUDGE HIS PEOPLE.” It is a terrifying thing to fall into the hands of the living God. "He will bring those wretches to a wretched end..." "But these enemies of mine, who did not want me to reign over them, bring them here and slay them in my presence.”
So you gave the highway robber a B? Really? Just because he could doesn't mean he should. He even knew that what he was doing was wrong and he still did. I give you an F.
@@Dravianpn02 he gave the last officers I believe who were messing with a woman with dementia who mistreated her and even broke her arm an F I think he just believes that the officers properly followed procedure or do what is legal they should be graded correctly I think in general if people do the right thing they should be properly rewarded and graded on their work well bad officer should be kicked out fired and insured they can never get a job ever in any type of policing
Note to self: Never let cops search your vehicle, you don't have anything to gain but you have everything to lose. Also note to self: Identify yourself/provide registration/etc, stay silent, don't answer any other questions.
This guy's lucky he didn't end up in prison or the morgue. I guess the bright side is, apparently enough time has passed that the first instinct of a cop encountering somebody who looks like that with that name and accent isn't "SEND HIM TO GITMO! HE'S FUNDING TERRORISTS!"
I was considering pointing out that the crime they were probably pulling him over for was not being of White Anglo-Saxon Parentage. I am of WASP but I am still disgusted by this "hive behavior"...
in this scenario that would be a terrible idea. They would had easily got a warrant. searched anyway found the money, planted drugs after not finding any cause they are mad he is being difficult and non submissive. now he is going to prison and not only losing that money but will owe the state thousands more. yeah hard pass if I have alot of cash
unfortunately if a police officer has a reason for any they have legal power to search your car even if you declare no permission without an warrant. Now this is a double edge sword for them if you gave no permission while he did his search based on reasonable suspicion you can sue for monetary compensation for braking your rights if they do not find anything that is of criminal nature. I feel this guy could sue them for only finding money but no substance in question this is clear brake in rights and highway robbery, remember guys dash cams are a great investment get them they could mean the difference in losing your money or your car.
This is so frustrating to watch. I feel so sorry for that guy. Roughly 90% of US bills have traces of drugs on them so to use that as an excuse to seize somebody’s money without charging them with a crime is flawed and unacceptable. The trooper said I don’t believe he’s doing anything wrong yet seized his money anyway. This was a legal robbery. I would’ve given him an F.
I was thinking the same thing too the money was legit and he had his papers to prove it so I think they should look over the grade of that police officer cause that robbery at its best
To be fair the trooper said that he didn't believe he was doing anything wrong transferring the money (which the victim said wasn't even his 9:50 ), but that he believed the money was obtained from weed sales. So he believed the guy was innocent but the money was dirty
It’s sad to see that America is supposed to have the best government when it isn’t even that good of a government, it’s just that all the other governments are trash
@@Shrimp_Insurance The money may not have been "dirty" at all, this could have been from legal sales in legal states. Cops love to go after "legal" money because there's basically no recourse for the business owner as it's still illegal at a federal level, but just not enforced.
How tf do you give a "B" to an officer who basically stole 100k from a business. I've never even had that much money and I'm still devastated for the man. Can't even imagine hoe much trouble came after that for him.
Audit the audit is a bootlicker. He has some very irrational takes like this. Its why people have been abandoning this channel for ones like: HIGHIMPACTFLIX, Here's the Deal, LACKLUSTER, James Freeman, and James Madison AUDITS.
Yeah didn't they lie and say they had dogs swabbed didn't believe the money was illegal. Ended up punished severely losing 100 thousand dollars in the process. luckily it wasn't his money.
@@tombartlett9814 the way I see it the officer should have gotten an A. Tried to make contact with multiple people couldn’t verify his story, so took appropriate actions. The government gets an F- for not doing its job to check out his story and give back the money
Why? It wouldn’t have made any difference at all. If he refused, they would say it’s suspicious to refuse, walk their dog around the car and say it “alerted” to the car, then proceed to search it anyways. And proceed to steal his money anyways. That is how law enforcement legally-illegally searches your car, regardless of if you consent for them to do it or not!! So fucked up and sad
No, I don't think stealing thousands of dollars from an innocent man constitutes a 'B'. What the officer did was explicitly against the law in his state and he only got away with it because of a legal loophole. That's an 'F' in my book. Absolutely disgusting.
@@bollockjohnson6156 well the law itself gets an F. its corrupt. did you notice at end when it was mentioned how forfeited cash/property is used by the police and government. amazing how in a capitalist country, having too much money can get you in trouble. lol mind numbingly stupid.
I doubt it. State troopers love to stop every out of state car they see, particularly in the southern states when your car has plates from somewhere other than the south. Firstly because they know out of state drivers are almost never going to travel back to the state for a court date over a traffic ticket, so they're just going to plead guilty and mail the form in along with their payment. And secondly because they view every out of state driver as a likely mule for drug dealers. So they're always looking to escalate every traffic stop with an out of state vehicle into a search.
I guess robbery is called "civil forfeiture" now? Whatever. There's a very fine line between cops and criminals. The rest of the 99.9% of the population just needs to avoid both of them.
This is the first time I completely disagree with your grade, the trooper knew the man was innocent, he's on camera saying as much. The guy had documents and receipts and was questioned once already. The civil forfeiture laws are a violation of our rights and any one who blindly follows them or worse, uses them to rob law abiding citizens deserves a giant F!
I agree with you, but you have to put yourself in his shoes though. I don't understand AtA's grading system sometimes, either, but I think he's just grading solely on conduct while trying to appease the public too, or the people that watch his videos. If he just outright kept on giving police officers "F's" for "illegal activity" then it would imply more so as hateful bias rather than an informative / justice TH-cam channel that tries to promote an unbiased review of the conduct between the public and law enforcement. He probably feels like his videos wouldn't make a difference if he didn't grade on anything other than conduct. I think he tries his best and does obviously consider illegal activity, but I think his true aim is to make a difference. He's going about it the right way I think, sometimes you just have to do things in a certain respectful manner in order to make a difference or gain the people's trust. I get it, and it sucks, I'm sure there are a lot of times he wants to just lay into how pathetic all of this organized crime really is as well as call them out on their bullshit. Unfortunately that would blow his cover, and make his channel's aim unsuccessful/unproductive.
@@Icyyellowsandroutes8823 False. There have been plenty of times where ATA gives grades on morality as well. Cops who are aggressive @$$holes and escalate situations get Fs on this channel all of the time! There's nothing illegal about them being d!cks.
Armed robbery he is wearing a gun as an armored truck driver guarding the money with a gun will shoot anyone trying to relieve them of the money and l have the same right to do so as we are all equal in the law are we not…? Some cops are criminals just like any other group of people, there you have it end of lesson your welcome.
There is no way they got away with this especially after this video went viral. Hes probably entitled to a nice lump sum in court in addition to his money back.
I gotta say, I disagree with you when you say it’s difficult to fault an officer for acting within their authority. Taking advantage of a broken system when it is clearly against the public interest, is a problem that lies with the frontline. At any point, an officer can decide a situation like this is reasonable and allow the citizen to be on their way. My personal score would be an F.
Shocking commentary from Audit the Audit here. I firmly believe the channel is deliberately trying to be controversial here in order to spark debate and garner more views. Very grotesque and stupid is how it comes across. Clashes with prior commentary as well in other vids.
Let’s be honest about the consensual search. If he refused, a dog would’ve been called and then ‘hit’ giving the cops the means to search. Happens all the time. This is a robbery plain and simple. Cops see that amount of money and instantly think of the perks that could bring to the department. (Cars, gear, etc.). The whole ‘large amounts of cash’ is a joke in general. Because it’s in paper form it’s suspicious..? But that amount on let’s say, a debit card, or on your phone in the form of bitcoin, etc. is fine. I understand drugs and cash go hand in hand, but even that has changed in recent times. Many drug deals are being paid for via the internet means. The cop stating ‘I know it’s weed money’ is aggravating. Great assumption 🤦🏽♂️. This entire fraudulent system of police needs to be restructured and updated into modern times. Being held accountable and learning is an easy huge step to take.
100% on the dog. The best way to train a drug sniffing dog is to not train it. I'd argue that anyone could go to a bank and withdraw 100 bills of random denominations and have a good percentage of it coming back with traces of drugs.
EXACTLY!!! That's why I don't get him saying "always refuse", WHY?? So it takes longer, waiting for a dog? They'll just figure out a way to make the stop last long enough until the dog gets there.
@@AliceA333 because by law an officers detention may not take longer than what is necessary to investigate or complete the mission of the stop. If say it was for a simple broken tail light and the officer has no other reasonable suspicion, but gets a drug sniffer our anyways then the traffic stop becomes unlawful and can be taken to court.
@@AliceA333 yea, that’s the only power citizens have. It’s POSSIBLE to delay them enough that it shows they aren’t reasonable or acting in good faith. You should always assert and exercise your rights in circumstances like this.
This happened to a retired marine in my town in Nevada,Dude was on a vacation going to see his kids and he had 87k in his car because he said he “didn’t trust banks” bro committed no crime and the Nevada highway patrol took all of it.
It’s no coincidence that the first time he got pulled over for following too close and the second time he got pulled over for the same thing. These cops the next day were absolutely tipped off. “Yeah I pulled him for following too close and he had a ton of cash, didn’t take it though because he proved it was legit, maybe you guys can get it”. The cops entire demeanour as soon as he speaks to him and his tone of voice just speak to him knowing exactly why he pulled this dude over and he doesn’t even talk to him about following too close or anything like that. Just goes straight to asking him to get out of the car and asking to search it. Cop knew exactly what he was looking for.
Disagree. I can't believe that two separate agencies (not even in the same state) could pull off the coordination to find this guy a day later. Additionally, the Texas DPS did their due diligence and let him go. Do you really think that they would voluntarily offer up to Arkansas LE the fact that "we weren't good enough to get him" and then pass on the intell to get the guy that "got away"? I'm not opposed to conspiracy theories but this gives the police way too much credit for the ability and the energy to pull this off. While many are quick to believe that the bias of the police compromises their judgment, it appears that many commenters here suffer from the malady.
People like you make it harder for reform because instead of directing your attention at the problem you go to fantasy land and start making claims almost certainly untrue. It's not a movie. It's real life and this guy lost 100k while you pretend every agency in every state communicate with each other and do so well enough to pin point any car at any time but they didn't just steal it themselves. Grow up
That, and make sure you put that money in some sort of case not a backpack with a ziplock bags LOL If it's money from the legal marijuana industry for instance, what you want to do is hire an armored truck, or at least buy a car like a panel van brand new, dedicated for all cash transactions, and then weld a safe that is 5% of the value of cash that is planning to be moved each trip to the frame of the van, and make sure that there's enough room to fit the cash that you want to fit into this safe. Get two keys, one at the destination, and one at the origin point that can open the safe, and make sure that the driver does not have a key at all.
The way things have been going for many years in this country I’m happy to live in rural areas most the cops in my town are neighbors or their kids and friends with my kid’s,but with that being said I’ve experienced some crooked ass shit in some of the rural areas and big city’s that I’ve lived and it’s a MAJOR CRISIS in this country and must say how the local cops and sheriffs handle things they inform people of what their rights are they show respect and are actually involved in the community, one of the sheriffs views is their needs to be transparency and accountability with in the departments and community l.
Fuck me, as someone who doesn’t live in America I find this ridiculous. What happened to the burden of proof being on the cops. The fact the departments get some of the money the seize creates a conflict
@@krisgee9553 that’s what I was thinking and that’s proven by them taking a settlement for less then half the cash, plus they paid to get that. Sounds like a bad dream
Unfortunately, cops have never really had a burden of proof. That is for the courts, and cops damn well know it and take advantage of it. That's why they can lie their asses off, or use their comfy blanket of "officer safety concerns" to citizens in order to get their desired outcome, but if they catch you lying to them or trying to assert your rights for your own safety, you are screwed.
Most money especially $100 bills have traces of cocaine on them. There are statistics on this. To use that because “some of the money” had cocaine on it doesn’t mean shit. That’s crazy.
This is theft, plain and simple. How the cop gets a B grade when he stole nearly $100K from this guy is beyond me. ... Also, how do you go from simply stopping a guy for following too close to searching his car? I think the cop knew something was up, which is why he searched the car and eventually, stole the money. ... One of these days, a LEO will steal money from a really bad dude and end up on a meathook somewhere.
Highway cops love to pick on rental cars. Every time I rent a car and drive across the country, I get pulled over for something dumb. Following too close and weaving over the shoulder. Just bogus excuses.
@@aaronomalley1609 false. He has graded many cops an F while they may have been within the rights of the law they escalated the situation or etc. This guy is not biased one way or the other from what I’ve noticed.
He literally gave him all the necessary information and receipts. The fact that the cop took the money away anyway (when there was a lack of probable cause - see receipts) is not deserving of a B, but an F-. Reminds me of those Customs Officers who joyfully confiscate people’s cash at the airport and actually get upset when they can’t take people’s money away.
I go 15 grand western union to me from my mom for a car and the feds stopped the transfer for a week, the feds made the car dealership fax all the info and my mother literally paid over 700 bucks to western union for me to get my money that day in minutes. But they held it for 7 days and made us jump through hundreds of hoops for a mother sending her son money for a car. BS SMH. But I did learn never to carry or send anything over 9,999 dollars cause once it's over the 10k mark the feds automatically get involved. I feel so sorry for this dude losing 100 grand. Government biggest scumbags alive.
@Brandon Reaarick I didn't know they automatically got involved. I'm sorry for what happened to you dude, that fucking sucks. It might be their way of stopping scams or drug deals (at massive amounts) and the like over western union, even though the criminals probably found a loophole
Such filth should be given maximum prison time instead of given a B. Also forced to wear a pink overall with large printed letters FORMER POLICE OFFICER, maybe that will help such trash to behave more properly you see🤨
I love how a traffic stop conducted for “following too close” somehow leads to a search, seizure and false arrest as well as 0 reason to have him leave his vehicle. This is why I hate some cops.
And that the court does not review the video and find the cop in viloation of having any reason to search the car. Then should demand to have that police station investigated in how much forfeiture money they have obtained. This cop makes me bleieve he probably lies on his reports as well as in court. Because he knows that he has no legal grounds to even ask to search that car after admitting its not a crime. and knows susspission is not grounds and his speculation is not evidence either.
@@coffinsnail6930 every time I’ve been pulled over I’ve been asked to search. Headlight out? Search, license plate light dim, search, following too close, search. There’s 0 reason to force someone out of their vehicle and force a search. You can deny the search, but they’ll just circumvent your rights by calling in a 30% success rate K-9 that will more than likely give a false positive. This whole process needs to be on a situational basis and not textbook aggressive policing.
The problem is largely that the guy consented to a search even though he was under no legal obligation to do so. Had he not, none of this would have happened most likely.
@@defaultui9625 damned if you do, damned if you don’t. Some people try to comply so they don’t appear guilty, believing that complying will help. Then some try to force their rights, only to be stuck outside in the cold while the police pretend they’re having trouble getting through to dispatch to run your ID. They got me like that, i was outside for 20 minutes in the cold while they said, hey if you just let us search the car we can let you go, dispatch is taking forever. I let them search my car and luckily they didn’t plant anything, they probably actually thought they would find something. I went home safely.
@@defaultui9625 and if it wasn’t FREEZING i would have pressed the issue. And it was me and my girlfriend, just a shitty situation all around. There are clever ways around those pesky “constitutional rights”
"I like your car" is not something anyone has ever said about a Dodge Caravan. The cop was just thinking "Guy with an accent in a new car, must be stolen" and trying to investigate. What a douche.
Not thinking the car must be stolen, he's trying to build a friendly bridge so he can then take advantage of the driver without the driver suspecting ill intent by the robber.
@@99HockeyDad99 that’s right, commenting on a nice car is state oppression at its finest!! And did you hear him asking about his day? What a reckless and racist way to approach someone!!!
I thought the same thing, "I like your car!" Really, that thing? If it was this he should have came back with a, "Dude, really? I know what I drive. The wife made me get it because of the kids."
because 65% of the money ultimately went towards funding the police. that is why the video author supports this policy. very biased view, probably going to unsubscribe after this.
This channel chooses to focus on what is currently legal and within courtroom precedent. It doesn't advocate for what is morally right or what should be the next statuary change (even if that is obvious from the presentation of the story). In fact, the call at the end to contact your representative and share your opinion on civil forfeiture is one of the clearest statements I've heard here. The very fact that the trooper acted within his authority and can technically earn a B is what should embarrass and shame himself and the entire system that incentivizes and allows this kind of thing. The fact that the channel does deep research and exposes the loopholes within what is even technically legal is a very important service. Anyone can point out the ignorant and illegal acts happening within modern policing. I find the morally evil acts which are technically legal far more concerning and often difficult to expose.
@@benicia21 What makes you think the author in any way supports civil forfeiture? A B grade simply shows the failures in our current laws that allow this kind of behavior in a technical sense. The fact that ATA highlights this egregious example and then goes on to encourage contacting your representatives with your opinion (without implying what that opinion should be in order to maintain a defense of neutrality in case internet censors come after him) seems like an indication that they consider this an important issue and one worth our time correcting.
@@davidzeiger7925 thank, but I’ve seen every video. cops have discretion. He could have chosen to leave the guy alone because there was no evidence of a crime. “F”.
@@ohnoitsthatguy09 While it's true that the officer _could_ have left the driver alone, he was not _obligated_ to do so. You mention officer discretion, but that is a flimsy hope in this day and age. It's better to have a legal system of laws, courts, and departmental policies in place that make officers morally accountable and obligated to do the right thing in these circumstances. Instead we have explicit financial incentives to do just the opposite. While the officer deserves an F in the moral arena, he earns a B in a technical sense. This translates to an F for the entire system that encourages and perpetuates this thievery.
Wait, don't nearly all US bills have some trace of illegal substances on them because they are used to take illegal substances and then put back into circulation when they're spent? And there was never a canine officer at the stop. So how can they claim that a canine alerted to something on the RENTAL vehicle?
I thought that too, so went back to look. I'm not sure if the canine part was about THIS particular stop or about a Precedent Court Case stop the narrator was discussing when they showed video of the Canine & Handler were sniffing up the bus. 🤔 Seriously... I guess i could see both. Hmm... Anyone know?
Also, I agree about most cash contains traces of "stuff"... residue or odor. This whole dang forfeiture thing sounds like a racket. RICO-ish, in fact! The municipalities put it in their BUDGETS... How much $$$ they're planning on getting from forfeitures next month, year, etc. .... 😒🫥 (whether they were in the wrong or not). :-/ People need to be made whole... after they've been done wrong. Towns & interstates can "split up anything they get amongst anyone who helped make this arrest".... determined by by the Attorney General. :-/ R.A.C.K.E.T.
This one of my biggest peeves. I can't stand the thought that innocent people can have their property take with little to no recourses. I'd rather let 100 dealers and their cash go free than have one individual raked over the coals like this. You think this might be why people are souring on the police?
@@runeheadah No, not the only. Since I was directly stating ONE of my biggest peeves. I thoughts that was clear enough. There's always one douchebag though, huh?
@@juddcarey You made it clear that you were asking the question: "You think this might be why people are souring on the police?" And now you're making it clear that you are a name-calling douchebag. Think before you speak.
I…have no words. This is like the millionth time. He even has the receipts and the records, and still…what more does it take? Tell me they’re not just literally robbing him. You won’t convince me. Ridiculous.
I normally agree with your ratings but you really dropped the ball here. It doesn’t matter if this was technically legal, the officer/government blatantly stole this guy’s money likely crippling him financially.
@@Shrimp_Insurance Shut up! You consistently saying that throughout the comments is irritating. It was in HIS possession..so therefore it's his until it reaches its destination
@@Horrorscope.s how is it suspicious carrying your own money that a police department has all ready checked out? If you don’t trust banks, it’s none of the police department business if your carrying your own money. Wtf man! 😂
I disagree with this grade for the cop. He should have gotten a D or F. You can't just make an assumption and go off of it. The courts also deserve an F for returning 30% of his money AND he has to pay attorney fees.
The fund raising part in contained within the law. This is one big fat example of that. Being pulled over and having your vehicle search for "following too close" without any other evidence is ridiculous.
That was a setup. That cop knew he had cash and the thief stole his money. A damn shame this is allowed to happen in this country. Someone should have told him to NEVER give consent to search.
Even if the driver did not consent to a search, all the officer had to do was lie and say he detected an odor of marijuana emitting from his vehicle. That would have given the probable officer cause to search the vehicle.
None of you understand law. I'm gonna try to keep this short. Just like the cops said, this almost guaranteed came from a "legal in California" weed operation. If he was dealing in cars, he could deposit the cash in any bank in California and have the money wired to the other bank. He isn't doing that because banks in these states where weed is legal on a state level have to abide by FEDERAL law because they are under federal jurisdiction. Weed is ILLEGAL by federal law. So it would be illegal for banks to accept it knowing where it came from and could be confiscated from the bank as well as criminal action brought against them potentially. That said, when money from a drug operation, even if it's legal on state level, crosses state lines, it's now subject to FEDERAL law, where once again, marijuana is ILLEGAL. He is transporting it across the country because they found probably some small bank, far from weed legal states, who either don't know better and being naive, or they are simply willing to take the risk and claim plausible deniability. Regardless, they have to hand deliver the cash in a attempt to not get the federal government's attention. Since the feds know what's going on and are not stupid, yeah they seize it because it is ILLEGAL to transport drug money across state lines. If they really wanted to, they could charge him with criminal charges, but let's be honest, they like the occasional easy asset forfeiture, and don't want them locked up where they can't make money and the feds seize it from time to time. They need to either keep the cash in the state where it was made, or they need to hire a armored transport company to move the cash, as it would not be unusual for armored transport to have a large sum of money.
@@Steven-gv1ke There are a lot of maybe and probably in your post. The police should have NO AUTHORITY to confiscate any money unless it’s found with drugs or other contraband and the suspect is proven guilty in court. If the police thought federal laws were being broken, then can ID the guy and call the feds. State, county and city police have NO AUTHORITY to enforce federal laws.
@@alphijr Why would somebody consent to a search? I'll tell you why. They think they'll catch a break on whatever ticket they got pulled over for if they cooperate fully. Keep the cop in a good mood and it works out for you. It's the greatest trick the police ever played.
So this basically states that as a citizen you can't travel with your own cash and if it gets seized the government can "settle" with you to give you a portion of YOUR money back. That's absolutely mind boggling.
You don't have to settle. This could have gone all the way to the SCOTUS had the guy wanted to. But I think that they (victim) just wanted this nonsense to be over with.
@@Shrimp_Insurance irrelevant. Transporting money for a company for a car deal, the owner of the money doesn't get their money because the government didn't want to give it back. There is no way to spin this to make it right on the Government.
How can you say that this Officer did nothing outside of his authority when he seized the money despite it being the ONLY item of suspicion? The Law states that it may be seized, but only when it's among other/Additional suspicious circumstances? You gave this cop a B , horrible. At some point, this Police Department must have learned that this cash was not associated with a crime, so how in hell were they permitted to keep 60% of it? Civil Forfeiture has turned Law Enforcement into the mob and has legalized criminal theft. Once someone has been charged and found guilty and that money can be tied to the crime, then I'm fine with that....but this is outright theft and criminal law enforcement.
This is "Civil Assets Forfeiture" and it is bullshit, agreed wholeheartedly. If you have over a certain amount of cash the presumption of innocence goes out the window somehow and it becomes presumption if guilt. The more one knows about the way CAF are made the more disgusting and obvious it becomes that it's indeed highway robbery legalized.
I asked the same question. What did the cop have to do to get an A? Transporting $100k in a personal vehicle will make anyone suspicious (both cops and civilians). Legit cash businesses make frequent cash runs to the bank. They movement large sums of cash with Brinks or electronically.
That was good of you to give the officer a B for being "within his rights ",but I think this is LEGAL THEFT and Legal Bullying. Just something to consider, these guys are the ones who have to go to a person's home and break the news that a family member has been in a accident, and that the "courier " might be involved in illegal activities and was supposedly following to close...we don't get to know that, so maybe I shouldn't have been so quick to judge,..we can't pre judge them any better than they can pre judge us.
It's especially since the officer already had a biased opinion towards the guy stating that it was weed money without having any evidence to back it up or support it Yet he still follows through with his biased opinions this is not Justice this this is straight up stealing
All drugs were a constitutionally protected right. How do we know this? The 18th amendment. The 18th amendment established prohibition ... The 21st amendment repealed prohibition. Government learn from this ... Gov can take your rights away through legislative processes. Authority is an interesting word ... Kiss the Bill of Rights good bye.
@@beowulf916 When highway robbery becomes legal, you know the whole system is FUBAR. Giving good grades based on the legality does not mean anything, anymore.
@@drankydrank1 You do not even realize that when might is no longer aligned with right, things are starting to go badly sideways. Grading officers following an unjust law is just comedy stuff, bordering on obscene. "Just following orders" or "Just following the law" when the order/ law becomes unjust is a recipe for disaster. The officers know the guy did nothing wrong. They just use a legal loophole to seize his money. It is just glorified and institutionalized chaos. I could point to some example in history. You deserve a A+ for following along with this.
Please cover passive pan handling. I was arrested in Doraville Georgia just for standing on the sidewalk. My sign reads HUNGRY, NOT HOMELESS. Innocent people go to jail daily in Atlanta.
It just boils my blood when they ask if carrying large sums of cash is unusual. What's unusual is the fact that we live in a country where civil forfeiture is somehow okay in the eyes of the law. What's worse is to have your assets seized AND you're never even charged with any crime.
next time you hear some uninformed person ranting about 'drug epidemics', remember this is just one of the many ways our govt has used the 'war on drugs' for purely profit. decriminalize all drugs and these gestapo wont be able to lie w a trained k9 and steal from citizens
Makes my blood boil that its not just straight up illegal to seize this kind of stuff without charging a crime AND THEN NOT GIVE IT BACK WHEN YOU DONT EVER CHARGE THEM POST INTERACTION! THAT IS STRAIGHT UP THEFT!
I would not let him take it. I don't care if they are tyrant vermin or not. I don't trust anyone who think they have a higher power over me. No crime then he has no powers. and I don't consent to any unlawful orders or laws.
These cops would find themselves in a gun fight with me over this. If you think im just going to let you take my money when no laws were broken, you are wrong!! You are going to have to kill me for it
So im curious how many bills tested for cocaine. Cause with that much cash, you are basically statistically guaranteed to have a couple bills that have been used to snort cocaine.
Officer should have a whole “F” for legally robbing this man (who did nothing wrong) of his hard-earned money. That law is the most Wild West thing I’ve ever heard
He got pulled over for the exact same stop the very next day. I can almost guarantee you these cops were working with the Texas cops. This is so dirty, but audit the audit gives the cop a B... Go figure
I’m a former police officer and current law student . I couldn’t agree with you more . These practices need to come to an end including no knock warrants as well.
@@ES-je3em my dad always said that when someone asks you 2 to 3 questions back to back. It’s not a conversation. Point: don’t answer questions. Police tactic 101. Eg. “Where are you coming from…” that’s getting old.
You're spot on!!!!!! I despise the "defund the police" movement. But "reforming" is something that needs to happen immediately! I understand police officers have a hard job that is full of dangers and lairs, but they also do not help themselves out a lot of the time by treating people like crap.
There is a recent Supreme Court case involving civil asset forfeiture stemming from Indiana. Look up Timbs v. Indiana. Dude got a life insurance payout from his dad and bought a Land Rover, and got it taken from officers because they believed it was bought with drug money.
I'm surprised they settled. How can they claim they found traces of cocaine when the dash cam footage doesn't even show him doing a test? That's some straight up bull shit right there. The whole "We know it's weed money" comment is sickening too. Cops don't have the "innocent until proven guilty" mentality, and that's the biggest problem.
@@kentlbrown5810 Not federally. Federally, weed is still considered a controlled substance, the same as meth/crack/cocaine. It's why you can't use a credit card at a weed shop, banks can't allow it. You basically have to launder the money, legally, for a bank to take it. Even though it's state legal, FBI/DEA still can raid and shutdown and charge weed shops. They generally don't, but they can if they wanted to.
Learned the hard way, dont let cops search your car. I let a room mate drive my van to work for a few days. He left a weed cart in my car. Now i have a felony because i was certain there was nothing in my car
No...I am sorry. He gets an F. This is a case where state law attempts to correct an anathema to the 4th amendment. These guys conspire to find an excuse to take someone else's money. Yes. it's technically legal, but people should also strive to do what is right, and they bent over backward, to do the wrong thing. These guys are no better than road agents of old.
Rare video that actually makes me feel sick to my stomach. He was cooperative and thought the cops would do the right thing. Goes to show, it doesn’t matter who they are, don’t answer questions and don’t consent to searches..
No it's not rare if you look you will find a lot of videos about this happening in ALL STATES. It's disgusting and criminal in my book they know it's wrong but do it anyway and to heck with actually making people homeless . They should be fired and put in jail
Part that pisses me off the most is that we have the officers talking about how they believe he is completely innocent and there is no real wrongdoing going on... Yet they seize the money.
Let me get this straight....a business lost 60k of their hard earned cash even though they didn't anything wrong and had to pay attorney fees on top of that. And you are saying police only get a B. So much for land of the free and home of the brave.
he explained that drug marijuana money is not legal by the federal government laws but only legal in the state. that's why they couldn't just transfer the money through the bank. I'm not with the cops in this tho.
I feel really bad for people who are ignorant to how awful LE can be. Majority of the time they believe LE are the so called “good guys”. It’s also telling that politicians are dragging their feet to end civil asset forfeiture, or at the very least restructure it to outlaw these roadside robberies.
And this took place in January of 2021. Plenty of videos of criminal cops as well as videos of Civil Asset Forfeiture are now known. At some point, there will be a time people won't feel bad for those traveling with large sums of cash.
I feel bad for people that don’t understand that it’s standard procedure to take cash of grate amounts at the police’s. own will . It’s 2022 , there is no good reason to give a man 90,000 to carry across several states ...we have banks for this now , so he’s an idiot for carrying the cash with him .
I give these people credit. There is absolutely no way I can let anyone steal from me without doing something about it, and maybe that’s what it will take to end this.
Happened to me in Illinois. Was moving to Colorado from NY. State patrol stopped me for not having my headlights on in inclement weather ( as the cop stated to me ) it was barely snowing out in the afternoon. I had $30,000 on me from my house that I sold in NY. Cop asked if he could search my car I thought nothing of it and let him search ( big mistake on my part). He found my $30,000 and took it and arrested me for money laundering. Stayed almost the whole night being questioned by the Illinois State Police. Had to pay $300 to get my car out of lock up, and they took my $30,000 until I had my lawyer fax them all the details of the sale of my old house in NY to prove that is my money. They sat there and counted all of the $30,000 by hand right in front of me and gave it back. Before I walked out I asked so what is the legal limit of cash a person can carry at one time that is not illegal. They couldn't give me a straight answer because there is no law stating that a person cannot carry large sums of money. They're just hoping that you just forfeit the money so they can keep it. Just saying when it comes down to money cops get crooked and greedy and they only reason they pulled me over was because I had an out of state license plate not the b.s of not having my headlights on. Where is the freedom of this country when you can't even cross state lines without being pulled over because of an out of state plate? All n all I give the Illinois State Police and "F" for 🖕 I give the victim (me) an "A" because I got there asses and got my money back.
Wow, at least you got it back though. This guy lost the sum of an entire house for the average joe just because he was kind enough (or ignorant enough rather) to comply to the officers request. He did nothing wrong and had nothing to hide so how can this injustice occur? Insane!
In Denton TX, a retired fire-fighter on a false traffic citation stop, had a cop take his $80 dollars of cash out of his wallet & of coarse the money was never returned back to him!!
You don’t think the trooper would have called for a K9 to go around the car and make a “hit” on some suspicious substance you’re nuts. This is flat out extortion.
I just politely asked about this (K9’s getting a ‘hit’ when it’s clearly bs) on the Protect and Serve subreddit and the loser moderators deleted the post. Even though I know there are tons of good cops. Even though I have police officers in the family and I’ve been on ride alongs… no… no I’m a bad guy for asking ‘isn’t it easy for ethically questionable cops to use K9’s as a tool for satisfying a fishing expedition when they have no pc?’
This happens really often. I once got pulled over, my car smelled like weed (it literally always does because I smoke before I go to bed in my car, I had no marijuana or drug paraphernalia in my car. Even with no evidence, the police ended up taking my tips from work claiming that I was obviously a drug dealer.
Stop giving cops grades higher than a F because "they were within their legal bounds." Grade them against their intended legal bounds. Just because you can doesn't mean you should.
The legality is the ENTIRE purpose the the exercise here. If you don’t like cops fine, but don’t let your bias stop you from educating yourself on what is and is not law. Smh
@@bloodshotred6334 offensive and stupid at best comment. Mass scale genocide and human experiments v. Civil asset forfeiture. If you can’t come up with a good example, just shut your mouth Marjorie Taylor Greene. 😂
It's infuriating that the officer is telling the guy he's trying to help him and admits he doesn't think he's wrong while he stole $100k. Then the government didn't even have to pay it all back! Wtf
You got this one wrong, that officer deserves an F. The officers automatically assume it's "weed money" with absolutely no evidence. Makes me think that if I got stopped after accepting cash from a surplus sale, I would be SOL. It's not totally unusual for me to have upwards to 50k cash on me after such sale and considering I have a record - I can only imagine where the officers would think the money came from. This should be illegal, why wasn't all of the money returned??
Thanks for joining us! Be sure to watch to the end to see what ended up happening to the money. It's pretty unbelievable. Cheers!
Best channel ever!
@@CosmicLionheart I disagree with you, brother. In this case, its the system not the cop.
@@alexrozenbom3430 the system is what caused these cops to do what they did. True but they had a choice. They could've and should've one not assumed anything illegal in the first place. What was the point of asking him to search the vehicle? Obviously race played a role that he wasn't from their state. They profiled that man. Bro should've gotten an F
Conveniently, let the illegal detainment go unacknowledged there didn't you? Rodriguez v US: extending a traffic stop. Just asking him to step out of the car without Reasonable Suspicion of a crime is a 4th A violation and could make any further investigation "Fruit of the Poisonous Tree" OF COURSE Fraudit the Audit would overlook that part. Under recent case law, even a 90sec detainment to ask if they could search was considered a 4th A violation. It is well established that a routine traffic stop is not to be used as a pretext to any other investigation and doing so is a Civil Rights violation is every case. You cannot cease someone's movement in the hopes of finding them committing a crime.
@AaronAlso calm yourself down. I highly doubt it was omitted on purpose & he states that nothing he posts should be construed as legal advice. So chill a little, maybe lay off the Red Bull & coffee for a bit 🤡
The fact someone can not break any laws yet their money taken from them is mind-blowing. This is the exact definition of highway-robbery.
But he was tailgating someone! That deserves at least ohhh let’s say a $96,000 fine.. yeah that sounds good.
There are way more of these stories too, going back decades.
Unfortunately, there are several cases of this. It’s ridiculous that they almost always have to pay for a lawyer just to get their money back too. But of course, they can sue the dept in return. As they should. Maybe eventually, they will catch the hint that not everyone that carries large amounts of cash around are drug dealers.
They are even doing it to armored trucks in California. The armored vehicle in question was owned by a company that hauled currency for legally licensed marijuana retailers. The amounts seized now exceed a million dollars.
Gmta, I didn't read the comments. I said the definition should be changed. 👍
F. a fat F for “legally” robbing a man of $96,000.
That’s what I said fuck a b!
They took 58014 $ of the original 96000 naaaaa fuck that that’s wasnt even his money it was for the bank. They fucked him and fucked his life up yet he gave him a b that’s Bullshit
@@ciryusthemodernmarvel this channel analyzes the legality of police conduct. Nobody agrees that it should be legal for cops to do what they did in this video, but they did it within the boundaries of our own broken law system.
@@nippythefish the nazi soldiers were just doing their job too. Think a little bit
@@nippythefish You are so full of it you are spewing at the mouth.
The didn't rob the driver, he was just a courier for a company
I can’t see a difference between this and mafia extortion
Guess they needed some extra cash to protect and serve him better.
The mafia is up front about what they are doing; they don't lie to those they are extorting.
Plus they later tested the money and car and “found” cocaine residue - really sad man
Don’t offend the mafia like that.
Ones legal because it’s the government the other isn’t legal because they hold no standing in the government.
Strip that away, and the mafia seems more just and righteous.
"I don't think he did anything wrong" Officer literally admitted it on camera, then robbed him anyway.
Because he's got a badge and a gun and the DA to back him up and free money in the federal government and states pockets
Why one should never shed a tear for split blue blood...
Hearing people consent to searches is like hearing nails across a chalk board. I feel horrible for this uninformed guy.
Most people make the mistake of assuming cops are good.
Agreed. A piece of me died as soon as the guy said he wouldn't mind if the officer searched the car for no reason other than asking.
It should be like this. “Can I search your car or vehicle?” That question alone SHOULD suggest a cop is NOT there to make sure you have no dust bunnies in your vehicle. He/she is not there to clean it. Common sense.
Whether you say yes or no doesn't change anything
@@Matt-zj9wx sadly you're correct. I'm sure they would've "smelled" something had he said no, and called a K9 unit.
This was armed robbery pure and simple in my humble opinion. Never, ever, allow police to search your vehicle. You will never win. The game is rigged from the top all the way to the bottom.
They will plant illegal things that aren't yours and they will steal legal things that are. NEVER trust any officer.
@@moragslothe6449 Agreed!
police know they get a cut of those funds
True but they if want to search they will say they will bring the K-9s who will find a false positive and conduct a search anyhow. The real lesson is do not travel with large sums of cash until civil forfeiture laws are changed.
@Marshall Williams very interesting. I did not know that or think of it
As a non American, this whole Civil forfeiture thing blows my mind. That cops can take money off someone without any evidence to suggest they are ill gotten gains is staggeringly infuriating. It's legal robbery, end of story.
as an American, it also blows my mind
Legalize stealing
What you expect in a 3rd world country...
Yeah, guilty until proven innocent, basically.
And it's not like the guy would slip under their radar. They can papertrail the guy to exhaustion if they want to. There is no justification for acting right there.
_'I was only doing my job.'_ - Emphasis on "only".
President biden was one of the architects of civil forfeiture
I've been involved in a seizure of funds. The cops took exactly 123k out of my home because they thought it was drug money. Cost me almost 20k in lawyers and to this day I still haven't gotten that money back. This was in 2014. This was my life savings that I literally kept in my closet. The forfeiture all stemmed from false allegations that I was cleared of. The money was deemed to be mine by law but all I got back was the money to cover my lawyers fees. This is a way that the government steals from its citizens and is just wrong. The crazy part about all of this is that it was the postal police who did the seizure and raided my home with out a warrant. They said they had probable cause. Such bs.
That's terrible, man. I'm sorry you've had to go through this. I'd be interested in seeing this as an episode on the channel.
gotta hide ur money better i guess? or take it back... and they wonder why people turn to crime... this is the sort of thing that caused people like Billy the Kid & Ned Kelly etc to turn to crime.. the government & big businesses legally steal from people every day and get away with it.. when someone tries to get their money back, they get 40 years in jail
How can something such as you described happen to you?
Why dont you sue
Very easy@@kevinmalone3210
The company ended up losing about 58k of the 96k for doing nothing wrong plus they had to pay their own legal fees. That’s sickening
would they not be able to get pro bono to sue that department again?
how is this even possible
@@immortalcoils93 pro bono from who? and for what? unfortunately what they did is legal
@@pugness it would be a lawyer wanting to take a case to attack the legality of state theft by police departments.
@@immortalcoils93 what lawyer wants to attack the state? You know that those kinds of people are exceedingly rare, right?
After cases are over, lawyers have to work with the same cops, judges, and prosecutors that they just embarrassed. Not a fate most people willingly walk into, especially in a situation like this where legality is not in question
Yet again the moral is this: NEVER EVER, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, CONSENT TO SEARCHES. Be polite, but be firm. Do not give in, no matter how friendly the officer is being.
I'm trying so hard to be pro-cop. Then I see stuff like this.
Well, while you are correct, the cops would have searched anyway. The dog 'alerted' on the passenger fender, which would have given the cop permission to search anyway. This dude was stuck between a rock and a hard place.
@@bugsyramone2 exactly! It doesn't matter, because they would've brought the dogs out who always more often than not they will alert to drugs and search the car anyways.
And dont answer any questions youre not legally obliged to.
When i was a teen. I must had gave about 8 consent to search my car. I didn't have anything to hide and i felt intimidated. I also once was told to remove my shirt to see if i had any tattoos. An officer stepped in and said to me "you don't have to do that" But the other officer replied "ok he'll just spend the night in jail" I had nothing to hide and i removed my shirt.
Now with dashcams and cell phone recorder i feel more safe standing up for my rights.
"Freeze! Give me all your money!"
"Help, police! Help, I'm being robbed!"
"We are the police."
My favorite part was when they both agreed he's innocent and not guilty of anything, and then proceeded to rob 'em.
Yet they insist they "know it's weed money" yea like weed dealers keep bank statements 🤔
@@J.C.73 let alone weed dealers let you search their car lmaoooo how ridiculous
@@abi1470 Huh? Can you make that sentence make sense?🤣
@J.C. You worry bud, how could you not comprehend that? What weed dealer would consent to a search. If he was shady and drug dealing, he 100% would not say ok to a search. Scary how that went over your head.
Passing a law to steal someones money smells like corruption to me and Yes say no to a police search .
so talk to your represenative
@@dirtyliberal1 don't have one
if you want me to guide you to your represenative tell me what state you live in and what city and I will get you, your represenative information.@@BamBam-uf4yi
I don’t know why this video says that the man should have “always refused” the search. I mean I think we should always be able to refuse the search too. HOWEVER, it literally will not matter one bit. All they will do then is run their dog around it, say their dog alerted, and search it anyways. So the narrator in this video saying “he should have refused the search in the first place, and you should ALWAYS do the same’” as if it would have made a difference in the outcome!! They would have still searched it anyways, citing that their dog “alerted” as their justification and stolen his bread anyways. So… why does it matter?
Still say no then all they have is what they pulled him over for
None of that officer's questions had anything to do with a simple traffic stop of "following too closely". What a absolutely disgusting miscarriage of justice. Someone tipped that officer off to keep an eye out for this man in this car. There is no other reason that this stop should have happened in the way that it did or for this officer to ask to search the vehicle. This was premeditated and that officer knew that cash was there.
I am not usually the conspiracy theorist, but in this case, I agree.
BINGO!!!
Out of state tags.
I agree!! You are right. Oh my God!!! Cops are so dirty in all countries!
My money is on the Texas cop being a buddy or relative.
"We both know it's weed money." "Yeah." I don't want people that ignorant to be in positions of power. They had 0 evidence and yet they just know this? Fire them!
Agree, seizing laws should be done away with. And ANY officer that has seized valuables in the past for something stupid as this should have ALL valuables seized from them immediately and distributed throughout the communities…
@@rixyz7013 you'd have to do it the other way around though, otherwise step 2 would not be possible after step 1 😜
Yep, and then pretty soon they’ll become the departmental “weed money experts” for having seized such a large amount of “weed money”, and will then be training other officers on how to identify “weed money” from their extensive experience. 🤦♂️
@@rixyz7013 That will not happen. They make too much money by confiscating money from citizens.
ya and in most states is not illegal so when it does go legal are these people going to be refunded for these accusations ? nope!
The most telling part is that the government returned some of the money back. Either it's illegal money or it's not. If you're willing to give some back, then you're admitting you have no proof it's actually related to a crime, but you want a cut regardless. Disgusting behavior.
BINGO
that’s not how i read it. sounds to me like the company was dealing in illicit funds and accepted a settlement to avoid trial. if it was totally legit, there’s no way a company is simply letting $100,000 go without a fight
@Greg McDonnell on what basis do you conclude that?
@@gwp4eva
A trial? For what charges? There weren't any.
Just the fact that they call it "forfeiture" is absurd, immediately following their calling it a SEIZURE! Agreed, HIGHWAY **ARMED** ROBBERY!
Disgusting. No criminal charges and they just take the money? Absolute joke.
Giving Trooper Elmore a B is absurd.
Maybe what he did was technically within his authority, but it was completely against the spirit of his position. The policing profession doesn't exist to enable the state to rob innocent people on the side of the road.
Any public officials who participate in this crime against the public belong in prison.
My biggest issue besides the grade was the fact the 2 troopers MADE their own scenario up to make what they were doing valid even there was no probable cause (outside of the money he had from transporting cars) that would suggest it was "weed money" as they suggested.
@@Darksaige Do you have any proof that the 2 troopers "MADE their own scenario up to make what they were doing valid"?
@@jonfox4022 did u not watch the video? Officer said “DPS let it go. I think it’s a good sign we should let it go. We both know it’s weed money.” Then they robbed him
@@jonfox4022 besides the the portion highlighted in one of the clips where they say it?
This idiot almost always sides with LE
This should be illegal. I can’t believe they can just make up something that says “you’re using this for something shady so it’s ours now”
Murica, amirite!!
It's basically no different from Canada's freezing of bank accounts of protesters who haven't even been accused of breaking any laws. The only difference is that this is probably less widespread and not motivated by hatred of political enemies but rather just disdain for the populace as a whole. It's insane that we continue to allow governments to just steal like this.
I think it's even simpler- you have a large sum so it's ours now- these cops know he's not doing anything shady
It really should, it is a violation of due process and another example of the loss of civil liberties due to the war on drugs just like no knock warrants. They should all go away along with the rest of the war on drugs laws like cash reporting requirements and structuring (using just less than the reporting requirements to avoid reporting).
@@quiksix25, every other Court Case in America, you walk into Court with a presumption of innocence, it's up to the Prosecution to build a case to prove that you are guilty! Civil Asset Forfeiture, you walk into Court with a Presumption of Guilt, the Government has seized your property and it's up to you to prove your innocence to get your property returned from the Government! And you haven't been charged with any criminal offence! It's totally against the 4th Ammendment especially as it is usually large sums of money and most bills in the USA have trace amounts of illegal drugs on them! But the Government use this as proof of illegal activities! Wrong, just plain Wrong!
Stories like this boil my blood. The guy was investigated the day before, he could prove he was conducting *legitimate* business. The cops didn't care, and took the money anyway. That wouldn't be too big of a problem if they at least gave the money back after conducting a more thorough investigation. The thing that really gets me is that the government completely *lied* about a drug dog detecting drugs in order to straight up *steal* the money. The company that lost that money probably will be able to recover from the loss, but if I had $100,000 stolen from me, it would be financially devastating. That's what really pisses me off about this: the government would be content to completely lie and make things up so they can steal the money regardless of the devastating impact those lies have on the person. Disgusting. Just disgusting.
Also he court testing them money and finding traces of cocaine. What a joke. Most money has cocaine on it from junkies snorting cocaine with them, then putting them back in circulation. It's common knowledge. what a scam.
Just wait for the day when the Government audits our bank accounts and start seizing that money. The Dems have tried to pass the audits of all transactions over 600 dollars under the guise if tax audit. If that had passed where would it have gone. I think we all know.
Don't tailgate people like a self-centered idiot, don't lose your money?
@@LightofRyga stop being a boot licking jabroni.
@@LightofRyga you prefer Italian leather? Or just the rubber sole of the boot?
WTF how can they do this and get away with it!?!?!?! What if I sold my home for cash and had it with me and was taking it to buy my new home? This could make you homeless and completely devastate your life!! I AM INFURIATED.
that's already happened too
@@joey24698 The entire foundation our economy is based off of would collapse if we weren't able to possess large amounts of money from time to time. This is pure insanity.
then u would turn to criminal and they would have enough justification to send u to heaven...or hell, since u are criminal
The state(s) such as Arkansas are breaking their own laws, and working with the Federal civil asset forfeiture laws to steal a civilians cash, the state if they keep the cash, get to keep 80% of cash, the Feds keep 20%. Shame, it's corruption, and it's out of control.
They would take it and leave you with nothing but you D in your hand
"Pull over."
"we're taking all your money"
The end.
Its robbery.
IT REALLY IS!
Basically!
The amount of money we have to pay in taxes our whole lives is pretty much robbery too especially when most tax money goes to senators and other government officials who already make way too much money.
yeah, but legally, they sadly get a B. :(
we know Him who said, “VENGEANCE IS MINE, I WILL REPAY.” And again, “THE LORD WILL JUDGE HIS PEOPLE.” It is a terrifying thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
"He will bring those wretches to a wretched end..."
"But these enemies of mine, who did not want me to reign over them, bring them here and slay them in my presence.”
If cops actually enforced tailgating, half the drivers in the US would be pulled over every day.
thank you!
Especially when it simply comes down to the cop's opinion of what's too close. They could effectively pull anyone over anytime on most roads.
I wonder if they even ticketed him for tailgating. It wasn't mentioned.
@@piper998877 no ticket... And the search was because they profiled him.
Around here if you leave a whole car length, someone will slide in.
So you gave the highway robber a B? Really? Just because he could doesn't mean he should. He even knew that what he was doing was wrong and he still did. I give you an F.
F-
Give him a Z lol
He did that to the shitty officers in the last video. He(not the voice but the writer) is biased towards shitty officers.
@@Dravianpn02 he gave the last officers I believe who were messing with a woman with dementia who mistreated her and even broke her arm an F I think he just believes that the officers properly followed procedure or do what is legal they should be graded correctly I think in general if people do the right thing they should be properly rewarded and graded on their work well bad officer should be kicked out fired and insured they can never get a job ever in any type of policing
@@ingamingpc1634 different video, not that one. I'm talking about the 2 sisters on the side of the road. One being a former vet.
how are they able to NOT GIVE THAT MAN BACK ALL OF HIS MONEY.? DISGUSTING
Note to self: Never let cops search your vehicle, you don't have anything to gain but you have everything to lose.
Also note to self: Identify yourself/provide registration/etc, stay silent, don't answer any other questions.
This guy's lucky he didn't end up in prison or the morgue. I guess the bright side is, apparently enough time has passed that the first instinct of a cop encountering somebody who looks like that with that name and accent isn't "SEND HIM TO GITMO! HE'S FUNDING TERRORISTS!"
I was considering pointing out that the crime they were probably pulling him over for was not being of White Anglo-Saxon Parentage. I am of WASP but I am still disgusted by this "hive behavior"...
Dont just stay silent, let them know you have envoked your 5th amendment rights.
in this scenario that would be a terrible idea. They would had easily got a warrant. searched anyway found the money, planted drugs after not finding any cause they are mad he is being difficult and non submissive. now he is going to prison and not only losing that money but will owe the state thousands more.
yeah hard pass if I have alot of cash
unfortunately if a police officer has a reason for any they have legal power to search your car even if you declare no permission without an warrant. Now this is a double edge sword for them if you gave no permission while he did his search based on reasonable suspicion you can sue for monetary compensation for braking your rights if they do not find anything that is of criminal nature. I feel this guy could sue them for only finding money but no substance in question this is clear brake in rights and highway robbery, remember guys dash cams are a great investment get them they could mean the difference in losing your money or your car.
This is so frustrating to watch. I feel so sorry for that guy. Roughly 90% of US bills have traces of drugs on them so to use that as an excuse to seize somebody’s money without charging them with a crime is flawed and unacceptable. The trooper said I don’t believe he’s doing anything wrong yet seized his money anyway. This was a legal robbery. I would’ve given him an F.
I was thinking the same thing too the money was legit and he had his papers to prove it so I think they should look over the grade of that police officer cause that robbery at its best
To be fair the trooper said that he didn't believe he was doing anything wrong transferring the money (which the victim said wasn't even his 9:50 ), but that he believed the money was obtained from weed sales. So he believed the guy was innocent but the money was dirty
It’s sad to see that America is supposed to have the best government when it isn’t even that good of a government, it’s just that all the other governments are trash
@@swiftswamps0821 I thought most people agreed America has one of the worst governments in the West?
@@Shrimp_Insurance The money may not have been "dirty" at all, this could have been from legal sales in legal states. Cops love to go after "legal" money because there's basically no recourse for the business owner as it's still illegal at a federal level, but just not enforced.
How tf do you give a "B" to an officer who basically stole 100k from a business. I've never even had that much money and I'm still devastated for the man. Can't even imagine hoe much trouble came after that for him.
this channel has been flagged as pro pigs for a long time
Audit the audit is a bootlicker. He has some very irrational takes like this. Its why people have been abandoning this channel for ones like: HIGHIMPACTFLIX, Here's the Deal, LACKLUSTER, James Freeman, and James Madison AUDITS.
I really liked this channel watched it all the time. But a grade of b for the police. Im rethinking my like for audit the audit horrible
Yeah didn't they lie and say they had dogs swabbed didn't believe the money was illegal. Ended up punished severely losing 100 thousand dollars in the process. luckily it wasn't his money.
@@tombartlett9814 the way I see it the officer should have gotten an A. Tried to make contact with multiple people couldn’t verify his story, so took appropriate actions. The government gets an F- for not doing its job to check out his story and give back the money
When he gave consent to search I died a little inside. Poor guy.
Why? It wouldn’t have made any difference at all. If he refused, they would say it’s suspicious to refuse, walk their dog around the car and say it “alerted” to the car, then proceed to search it anyways. And proceed to steal his money anyways. That is how law enforcement legally-illegally searches your car, regardless of if you consent for them to do it or not!! So fucked up and sad
No, I don't think stealing thousands of dollars from an innocent man constitutes a 'B'. What the officer did was explicitly against the law in his state and he only got away with it because of a legal loophole. That's an 'F' in my book. Absolutely disgusting.
Agreed, the officer should be thrown in common population jail
This is why people like you get in trouble then get tazed and beaten. You're emotional. This is about the law, not the feelingses.
@@bollockjohnson6156 Your comment is beyond edgy.
@@bollockjohnson6156 How does that boot taste?
@@bollockjohnson6156 well the law itself gets an F. its corrupt. did you notice at end when it was mentioned how forfeited cash/property is used by the police and government. amazing how in a capitalist country, having too much money can get you in trouble. lol
mind numbingly stupid.
The Texas police officer called his buddy in Arkansas and told him about the money. This is robbery. Flat out robbery.
Seems like that was the case.
Exactly! Why would you randomly ask to search a car after saying someone is following too close?
I doubt it. State troopers love to stop every out of state car they see, particularly in the southern states when your car has plates from somewhere other than the south. Firstly because they know out of state drivers are almost never going to travel back to the state for a court date over a traffic ticket, so they're just going to plead guilty and mail the form in along with their payment. And secondly because they view every out of state driver as a likely mule for drug dealers. So they're always looking to escalate every traffic stop with an out of state vehicle into a search.
Definitely. This was premeditated robbery.
I guess robbery is called "civil forfeiture" now? Whatever.
There's a very fine line between cops and criminals. The rest of the 99.9% of the population just needs to avoid both of them.
This is the first time I completely disagree with your grade, the trooper knew the man was innocent, he's on camera saying as much. The guy had documents and receipts and was questioned once already. The civil forfeiture laws are a violation of our rights and any one who blindly follows them or worse, uses them to rob law abiding citizens deserves a giant F!
I agree with you, but you have to put yourself in his shoes though. I don't understand AtA's grading system sometimes, either, but I think he's just grading solely on conduct while trying to appease the public too, or the people that watch his videos. If he just outright kept on giving police officers "F's" for "illegal activity" then it would imply more so as hateful bias rather than an informative / justice TH-cam channel that tries to promote an unbiased review of the conduct between the public and law enforcement. He probably feels like his videos wouldn't make a difference if he didn't grade on anything other than conduct. I think he tries his best and does obviously consider illegal activity, but I think his true aim is to make a difference. He's going about it the right way I think, sometimes you just have to do things in a certain respectful manner in order to make a difference or gain the people's trust. I get it, and it sucks, I'm sure there are a lot of times he wants to just lay into how pathetic all of this organized crime really is as well as call them out on their bullshit. Unfortunately that would blow his cover, and make his channel's aim unsuccessful/unproductive.
The grade goes to the law.
It's straight up theft ! They are assuming you are guilty before charging you with anything assumption is not fact.
most of the stuff he did was 100% legal. he got a B because He didn't have to do what he did but it was well within the scope of the law
@@Icyyellowsandroutes8823 False. There have been plenty of times where ATA gives grades on morality as well. Cops who are aggressive @$$holes and escalate situations get Fs on this channel all of the time! There's nothing illegal about them being d!cks.
There are 1,000,000 people in jail for lesser crimes. Policing for profit has to stop in this jobless economy.
I can’t watch this channel anymore. My blood pressure can’t handle it. Absolutely infuriating this robbery is.
Armed robbery he is wearing a gun as an armored truck driver guarding the money with a gun will shoot anyone trying to relieve them of the money and l have the same right to do so as we are all equal in the law are we not…? Some cops are criminals just like any other group of people, there you have it end of lesson your welcome.
And it's legal and federally sponsored
There is no way they got away with this especially after this video went viral. Hes probably entitled to a nice lump sum in court in addition to his money back.
@@criptin4075 I hope you’re right. How many times has it happened and there wasn’t a viral video done on it though? The system is corrupt.
@@JPTulo Pretty disturbing to think how many people have potentially became homeless because of this.
I gotta say, I disagree with you when you say it’s difficult to fault an officer for acting within their authority. Taking advantage of a broken system when it is clearly against the public interest, is a problem that lies with the frontline. At any point, an officer can decide a situation like this is reasonable and allow the citizen to be on their way. My personal score would be an F.
Yeah it’s moments like these where I disagree with Audit the audit.
Fraudit the Audit is a serious boot licker. This is a common theme in his videos.
Shocking commentary from Audit the Audit here. I firmly believe the channel is deliberately trying to be controversial here in order to spark debate and garner more views. Very grotesque and stupid is how it comes across. Clashes with prior commentary as well in other vids.
So I agree with you about this video but I have to say normally cops are graded with great judgment on this channel which I appreciate.
@@jackburton2680 never never never travel with large amounts of cash
Let’s be honest about the consensual search. If he refused, a dog would’ve been called and then ‘hit’ giving the cops the means to search. Happens all the time. This is a robbery plain and simple. Cops see that amount of money and instantly think of the perks that could bring to the department. (Cars, gear, etc.). The whole ‘large amounts of cash’ is a joke in general. Because it’s in paper form it’s suspicious..? But that amount on let’s say, a debit card, or on your phone in the form of bitcoin, etc. is fine. I understand drugs and cash go hand in hand, but even that has changed in recent times. Many drug deals are being paid for via the internet means. The cop stating ‘I know it’s weed money’ is aggravating. Great assumption 🤦🏽♂️. This entire fraudulent system of police needs to be restructured and updated into modern times. Being held accountable and learning is an easy huge step to take.
100% on the dog. The best way to train a drug sniffing dog is to not train it. I'd argue that anyone could go to a bank and withdraw 100 bills of random denominations and have a good percentage of it coming back with traces of drugs.
@@entirelynewgmailaccounttoc8381 The studies show 90-100% of cash has trace amounts of drugs last I read.
EXACTLY!!! That's why I don't get him saying "always refuse", WHY?? So it takes longer, waiting for a dog? They'll just figure out a way to make the stop last long enough until the dog gets there.
@@AliceA333 because by law an officers detention may not take longer than what is necessary to investigate or complete the mission of the stop.
If say it was for a simple broken tail light and the officer has no other reasonable suspicion, but gets a drug sniffer our anyways then the traffic stop becomes unlawful and can be taken to court.
@@AliceA333 yea, that’s the only power citizens have. It’s POSSIBLE to delay them enough that it shows they aren’t reasonable or acting in good faith. You should always assert and exercise your rights in circumstances like this.
This happened to a retired marine in my town in Nevada,Dude was on a vacation going to see his kids and he had 87k in his car because he said he “didn’t trust banks” bro committed no crime and the Nevada highway patrol took all of it.
It’s no coincidence that the first time he got pulled over for following too close and the second time he got pulled over for the same thing. These cops the next day were absolutely tipped off. “Yeah I pulled him for following too close and he had a ton of cash, didn’t take it though because he proved it was legit, maybe you guys can get it”.
The cops entire demeanour as soon as he speaks to him and his tone of voice just speak to him knowing exactly why he pulled this dude over and he doesn’t even talk to him about following too close or anything like that. Just goes straight to asking him to get out of the car and asking to search it. Cop knew exactly what he was looking for.
Thank you!
A complete set up!
EXACTLY ABSOLUTELY AGREE
Disagree. I can't believe that two separate agencies (not even in the same state) could pull off the coordination to find this guy a day later. Additionally, the Texas DPS did their due diligence and let him go. Do you really think that they would voluntarily offer up to Arkansas LE the fact that "we weren't good enough to get him" and then pass on the intell to get the guy that "got away"? I'm not opposed to conspiracy theories but this gives the police way too much credit for the ability and the energy to pull this off. While many are quick to believe that the bias of the police compromises their judgment, it appears that many commenters here suffer from the malady.
Sure was.
People like you make it harder for reform because instead of directing your attention at the problem you go to fantasy land and start making claims almost certainly untrue. It's not a movie. It's real life and this guy lost 100k while you pretend every agency in every state communicate with each other and do so well enough to pin point any car at any time but they didn't just steal it themselves. Grow up
For anyone who has ever uttered, "Let them search if you have nothing to hide!" No good deed goes unpunished!
That, and make sure you put that money in some sort of case not a backpack with a ziplock bags LOL
If it's money from the legal marijuana industry for instance, what you want to do is hire an armored truck, or at least buy a car like a panel van brand new, dedicated for all cash transactions, and then weld a safe that is 5% of the value of cash that is planning to be moved each trip to the frame of the van, and make sure that there's enough room to fit the cash that you want to fit into this safe.
Get two keys, one at the destination, and one at the origin point that can open the safe, and make sure that the driver does not have a key at all.
@@riograul2043 someone could have rented that van before him. they said the rear car not the backpack.
The way things have been going for many years in this country I’m happy to live in rural areas most the cops in my town are neighbors or their kids and friends with my kid’s,but with that being said I’ve experienced some crooked ass shit in some of the rural areas and big city’s that I’ve lived and it’s a MAJOR CRISIS in this country and must say how the local cops and sheriffs handle things they inform people of what their rights are they show respect and are actually involved in the community, one of the sheriffs views is their needs to be transparency and accountability with in the departments and community l.
Deserves a cavity search
I always tell people - their only job is to catch you up in any little way they can, they are not your friends.
Fuck me, as someone who doesn’t live in America I find this ridiculous. What happened to the burden of proof being on the cops. The fact the departments get some of the money the seize creates a conflict
Guilty until proven innocent... unless you have lots of money.
@@krisgee9553 that’s what I was thinking and that’s proven by them taking a settlement for less then half the cash, plus they paid to get that. Sounds like a bad dream
Unfortunately, cops have never really had a burden of proof. That is for the courts, and cops damn well know it and take advantage of it. That's why they can lie their asses off, or use their comfy blanket of "officer safety concerns" to citizens in order to get their desired outcome, but if they catch you lying to them or trying to assert your rights for your own safety, you are screwed.
We are slowly becoming a Communist society. We are at a point right now that our rights have very little protection.
@@jimcress2058 I think Fascist is more what you are looking for, not Communist.
Most money especially $100 bills have traces of cocaine on them. There are statistics on this. To use that because “some of the money” had cocaine on it doesn’t mean shit. That’s crazy.
This is theft, plain and simple. How the cop gets a B grade when he stole nearly $100K from this guy is beyond me. ... Also, how do you go from simply stopping a guy for following too close to searching his car? I think the cop knew something was up, which is why he searched the car and eventually, stole the money. ... One of these days, a LEO will steal money from a really bad dude and end up on a meathook somewhere.
Highway cops love to pick on rental cars. Every time I rent a car and drive across the country, I get pulled over for something dumb. Following too close and weaving over the shoulder. Just bogus excuses.
The grading system is based on the legality of the officer’s actions. Is it moral? Of course not. Is it legal in the good ol’ US of A? Yup
@@aaronomalley1609 false. He has graded many cops an F while they may have been within the rights of the law they escalated the situation or etc. This guy is not biased one way or the other from what I’ve noticed.
It's fucking ridiculous!
ATA is a bootlicker. The Constitution protects him from illegal seizures under the 4th Amendment, which ATA highly disregards a lot of the time.
He literally gave him all the necessary information and receipts. The fact that the cop took the money away anyway (when there was a lack of probable cause - see receipts) is not deserving of a B, but an F-.
Reminds me of those Customs Officers who joyfully confiscate people’s cash at the airport and actually get upset when they can’t take people’s money away.
I go 15 grand western union to me from my mom for a car and the feds stopped the transfer for a week, the feds made the car dealership fax all the info and my mother literally paid over 700 bucks to western union for me to get my money that day in minutes. But they held it for 7 days and made us jump through hundreds of hoops for a mother sending her son money for a car. BS SMH. But I did learn never to carry or send anything over 9,999 dollars cause once it's over the 10k mark the feds automatically get involved. I feel so sorry for this dude losing 100 grand. Government biggest scumbags alive.
@@NonBathingApe6969 Government is the highest form of organized crime
For sure. Can actually rob you and get away with it.
@Brandon Reaarick I didn't know they automatically got involved. I'm sorry for what happened to you dude, that fucking sucks. It might be their way of stopping scams or drug deals (at massive amounts) and the like over western union, even though the criminals probably found a loophole
Such filth should be given maximum prison time instead of given a B. Also forced to wear a pink overall with large printed letters FORMER POLICE OFFICER, maybe that will help such trash to behave more properly you see🤨
I love how a traffic stop conducted for “following too close” somehow leads to a search, seizure and false arrest as well as 0 reason to have him leave his vehicle. This is why I hate some cops.
And that the court does not review the video and find the cop in viloation of having any reason to search the car. Then should demand to have that police station investigated in how much forfeiture money they have obtained. This cop makes me bleieve he probably lies on his reports as well as in court. Because he knows that he has no legal grounds to even ask to search that car after admitting its not a crime. and knows susspission is not grounds and his speculation is not evidence either.
@@coffinsnail6930 every time I’ve been pulled over I’ve been asked to search. Headlight out? Search, license plate light dim, search, following too close, search.
There’s 0 reason to force someone out of their vehicle and force a search. You can deny the search, but they’ll just circumvent your rights by calling in a 30% success rate K-9 that will more than likely give a false positive.
This whole process needs to be on a situational basis and not textbook aggressive policing.
The problem is largely that the guy consented to a search even though he was under no legal obligation to do so. Had he not, none of this would have happened most likely.
@@defaultui9625 damned if you do, damned if you don’t. Some people try to comply so they don’t appear guilty, believing that complying will help. Then some try to force their rights, only to be stuck outside in the cold while the police pretend they’re having trouble getting through to dispatch to run your ID. They got me like that, i was outside for 20 minutes in the cold while they said, hey if you just let us search the car we can let you go, dispatch is taking forever. I let them search my car and luckily they didn’t plant anything, they probably actually thought they would find something. I went home safely.
@@defaultui9625 and if it wasn’t FREEZING i would have pressed the issue. And it was me and my girlfriend, just a shitty situation all around. There are clever ways around those pesky “constitutional rights”
This is the most evil law I can imagine
Reminds me of what my grandfather told me years ago:
- Government can do whatever it wants.
- There’s only as much justice as you can afford.
As we say in Dutch: everyone is equal in the eye of the law. Some people are just more equal than others.
Wise man your grandfather.
So true!
There all freemasons they rule the 🌎.
Your grandfather was (is ?) a very wise man, he knew how corrupt the system is.
"I like your car" is not something anyone has ever said about a Dodge Caravan. The cop was just thinking "Guy with an accent in a new car, must be stolen" and trying to investigate. What a douche.
Exactly - pure racism !
Not thinking the car must be stolen, he's trying to build a friendly bridge so he can then take advantage of the driver without the driver suspecting ill intent by the robber.
@@99HockeyDad99 that’s right, commenting on a nice car is state oppression at its finest!! And did you hear him asking about his day? What a reckless and racist way to approach someone!!!
Or "hey this guy might have some money on him, and he would be easy to take it from"
I thought the same thing, "I like your car!" Really, that thing? If it was this he should have came back with a, "Dude, really? I know what I drive. The wife made me get it because of the kids."
I’m confused why the cop gets a “B” ? He stole money from a man, based on zero evidence of a crime. That’s an “F”, legal or not.
because 65% of the money ultimately went towards funding the police. that is why the video author supports this policy. very biased view, probably going to unsubscribe after this.
This channel chooses to focus on what is currently legal and within courtroom precedent. It doesn't advocate for what is morally right or what should be the next statuary change (even if that is obvious from the presentation of the story). In fact, the call at the end to contact your representative and share your opinion on civil forfeiture is one of the clearest statements I've heard here. The very fact that the trooper acted within his authority and can technically earn a B is what should embarrass and shame himself and the entire system that incentivizes and allows this kind of thing. The fact that the channel does deep research and exposes the loopholes within what is even technically legal is a very important service. Anyone can point out the ignorant and illegal acts happening within modern policing. I find the morally evil acts which are technically legal far more concerning and often difficult to expose.
@@benicia21 What makes you think the author in any way supports civil forfeiture? A B grade simply shows the failures in our current laws that allow this kind of behavior in a technical sense. The fact that ATA highlights this egregious example and then goes on to encourage contacting your representatives with your opinion (without implying what that opinion should be in order to maintain a defense of neutrality in case internet censors come after him) seems like an indication that they consider this an important issue and one worth our time correcting.
@@davidzeiger7925 thank, but I’ve seen every video. cops have discretion. He could have chosen to leave the guy alone because there was no evidence of a crime. “F”.
@@ohnoitsthatguy09 While it's true that the officer _could_ have left the driver alone, he was not _obligated_ to do so. You mention officer discretion, but that is a flimsy hope in this day and age. It's better to have a legal system of laws, courts, and departmental policies in place that make officers morally accountable and obligated to do the right thing in these circumstances. Instead we have explicit financial incentives to do just the opposite. While the officer deserves an F in the moral arena, he earns a B in a technical sense. This translates to an F for the entire system that encourages and perpetuates this thievery.
Wait, don't nearly all US bills have some trace of illegal substances on them because they are used to take illegal substances and then put back into circulation when they're spent? And there was never a canine officer at the stop. So how can they claim that a canine alerted to something on the RENTAL vehicle?
I thought that too, so went back to look. I'm not sure if the canine part was about THIS particular stop or about a Precedent Court Case stop the narrator was discussing when they showed video of the Canine & Handler were sniffing up the bus. 🤔 Seriously... I guess i could see both. Hmm... Anyone know?
Also, I agree about most cash contains traces of "stuff"... residue or odor.
This whole dang forfeiture thing sounds like a racket. RICO-ish, in fact! The municipalities put it in their BUDGETS... How much $$$ they're planning on getting from forfeitures next month, year, etc. .... 😒🫥 (whether they were in the wrong or not). :-/ People need to be made whole... after they've been done wrong. Towns & interstates can "split up anything they get amongst anyone who helped make this arrest".... determined by by the Attorney General. :-/
R.A.C.K.E.T.
This angers me to the max 😡 highway robbery is an understatement
Literal highway robbery.
As we say here in England…..”at least Dick Turpin wore a mask”……
I’ll turn into “law abiding citizen “ movie on them. If that would have been his life saving because he didn’t trust the banks
Trooper gets a "B"???? No no no. He gets to go to hell for not following his conscience and "Legally stealing"
This one of my biggest peeves. I can't stand the thought that innocent people can have their property take with little to no recourses. I'd rather let 100 dealers and their cash go free than have one individual raked over the coals like this. You think this might be why people are souring on the police?
You think this is the only reason people lost respect for police? Lol
It's one reason out of many.
Cops are legal thugs that only care about their union. They've done this to themselves and it's going to get worse
@@runeheadah No, not the only. Since I was directly stating ONE of my biggest peeves. I thoughts that was clear enough. There's always one douchebag though, huh?
@@juddcarey You made it clear that you were asking the question: "You think this might be why people are souring on the police?" And now you're making it clear that you are a name-calling douchebag. Think before you speak.
Corruption at the highest level. This is criminal!
Giving a grade other than an F is really disappointing. I felt sick to my stomach when I heard how this ended. The government is terrifying.
I guess the logic is that F should go to someone along that chain that was outline. Policeman here can't take all the responsibility.
I…have no words. This is like the millionth time. He even has the receipts and the records, and still…what more does it take? Tell me they’re not just literally robbing him. You won’t convince me. Ridiculous.
"Civil forfeiture" 🙂
Nothing civil about it . It’s robbery , and they hope people won’t take the time or don’t know the proper actions to take to get their money back
They are robbing him. There may be some legal loophole but there is literally no difference besides that.
@@makavelismith And they did it on the highway, so there’s that.
@@JeffFreemanPresents haha nice.
That trooper deserves an F. The evidence was there that he was not guilty of any crime and the money was going to a financial institution
I normally agree with your ratings but you really dropped the ball here. It doesn’t matter if this was technically legal, the officer/government blatantly stole this guy’s money likely crippling him financially.
It wasn't his money 9:50
@@Shrimp_Insurance Shut up! You consistently saying that throughout the comments is irritating. It was in HIS possession..so therefore it's his until it reaches its destination
@@qb6570 It wasn't his money 9:50
I have been disagreeing a few times. WAY too lenient.
@@qb6570 no? He would not have been allowed to spend that money because it wasn’t his. Just delivering it
They found traces of coke on the money, which is basically on all cash, so they just stole his money anyway. Wow. Just wow.
Money straight from printing had tested positive for cocaine. I have questions.
I’m surprised it didn’t test positive for covaids and they tried to freeze his bank account too because…why not
@Nicholas Time and what do you suggest communism where citizens dont have any money so they dont have to worry about civil asset forfiture
For that kind of money, it would be real easy to "produce" the 'traces of cocaine.'
How how how can they do this and go to sleep at night?? They robbed him for absolutely no reason?? Jesus Christ this makes me sick.
Because cops don't care what happens to us
They will reap what they have sown. God will take care of them.
@@Horrorscope.s how is it suspicious carrying your own money that a police department has all ready checked out? If you don’t trust banks, it’s none of the police department business if your carrying your own money. Wtf man! 😂
I wouldnt doubt that the law is set up like that so the IRS get a piece of the pie everytime.
@@Horrorscope.s being suspicious isn't a crime. You should pursue a career in law enforcement. Sounds like you'd make a great cop.
There is not as bill in circulation that won;t test positive for drug residue and the police and prosecutors absolutely know it.
I disagree with this grade for the cop. He should have gotten a D or F. You can't just make an assumption and go off of it.
The courts also deserve an F for returning 30% of his money AND he has to pay attorney fees.
It wasn't his money he was just delivering it 9:50. SO luckily it wasn't him but whatever company hired him to deliver it that had to go to court
A cop's job is to enforce the law...not to be a fund raiser for their department.
This is so atrocious and sickening.
The fund raising part in contained within the law. This is one big fat example of that. Being pulled over and having your vehicle search for "following too close" without any other evidence is ridiculous.
These blue isis domestic terrorists are nothing more than revenue collectors for their city/state.
So this is all fine with people but paying taxes makes their blood boil?
Giving the police their own way to raise funds let's them off the leash.
That was a setup. That cop knew he had cash and the thief stole his money. A damn shame this is allowed to happen in this country. Someone should have told him to NEVER give consent to search.
Even if the driver did not consent to a search, all the officer had to do was lie and say he detected an odor of marijuana emitting from his vehicle. That would have given the probable officer cause to search the vehicle.
None of you understand law. I'm gonna try to keep this short. Just like the cops said, this almost guaranteed came from a "legal in California" weed operation. If he was dealing in cars, he could deposit the cash in any bank in California and have the money wired to the other bank. He isn't doing that because banks in these states where weed is legal on a state level have to abide by FEDERAL law because they are under federal jurisdiction. Weed is ILLEGAL by federal law. So it would be illegal for banks to accept it knowing where it came from and could be confiscated from the bank as well as criminal action brought against them potentially. That said, when money from a drug operation, even if it's legal on state level, crosses state lines, it's now subject to FEDERAL law, where once again, marijuana is ILLEGAL. He is transporting it across the country because they found probably some small bank, far from weed legal states, who either don't know better and being naive, or they are simply willing to take the risk and claim plausible deniability. Regardless, they have to hand deliver the cash in a attempt to not get the federal government's attention. Since the feds know what's going on and are not stupid, yeah they seize it because it is ILLEGAL to transport drug money across state lines. If they really wanted to, they could charge him with criminal charges, but let's be honest, they like the occasional easy asset forfeiture, and don't want them locked up where they can't make money and the feds seize it from time to time. They need to either keep the cash in the state where it was made, or they need to hire a armored transport company to move the cash, as it would not be unusual for armored transport to have a large sum of money.
@@Steven-gv1ke There are a lot of maybe and probably in your post. The police should have NO AUTHORITY to confiscate any money unless it’s found with drugs or other contraband and the suspect is proven guilty in court. If the police thought federal laws were being broken, then can ID the guy and call the feds. State, county and city police have NO AUTHORITY to enforce federal laws.
@@RARufus Exactly!
@@Steven-gv1ke u said a whole bunch of nothing backed up with literally no arguments 😂😂
this is a clear example of government theft. This makes me so fucking mad
Can't believe this guy literally lost all of his money over consenting to a search. That's gotta sting hardcore.
Why would anyone consent to a search? Don’t you just want to not waste time with a time consuming search.
Wasn't his money.
@@BiciBandido wasnt the cop's money neither lul
@@alphijr Why would somebody consent to a search? I'll tell you why. They think they'll catch a break on whatever ticket they got pulled over for if they cooperate fully. Keep the cop in a good mood and it works out for you. It's the greatest trick the police ever played.
@@alphijr because “if you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear.” Cops are the good guys remember.
So this basically states that as a citizen you can't travel with your own cash and if it gets seized the government can "settle" with you to give you a portion of YOUR money back. That's absolutely mind boggling.
You don't have to settle. This could have gone all the way to the SCOTUS had the guy wanted to. But I think that they (victim) just wanted this nonsense to be over with.
Wasn't his money 9:50
@@Shrimp_Insurance irrelevant. Transporting money for a company for a car deal, the owner of the money doesn't get their money because the government didn't want to give it back. There is no way to spin this to make it right on the Government.
@@jthomp366 Never said it was a good policy
@@jthomp366 wait wait, why the gov only give the portion of the seized money??? i didnt get it, the reason sems absurd
How can you say that this Officer did nothing outside of his authority when he seized the money despite it being the ONLY item of suspicion? The Law states that it may be seized, but only when it's among other/Additional suspicious circumstances? You gave this cop a B , horrible. At some point, this Police Department must have learned that this cash was not associated with a crime, so how in hell were they permitted to keep 60% of it? Civil Forfeiture has turned Law Enforcement into the mob and has legalized criminal theft. Once someone has been charged and found guilty and that money can be tied to the crime, then I'm fine with that....but this is outright theft and criminal law enforcement.
This is "Civil Assets Forfeiture" and it is bullshit, agreed wholeheartedly.
If you have over a certain amount of cash the presumption of innocence goes out the window somehow and it becomes presumption if guilt.
The more one knows about the way CAF are made the more disgusting and obvious it becomes that it's indeed highway robbery legalized.
what the heck? they literally took 60% off someone's hard earned cash? wtf is this man!
AtA says the cop did nothing outside of his authority, gave a B because it wasn't AtA's money seized. Period.
I asked the same question. What did the cop have to do to get an A? Transporting $100k in a personal vehicle will make anyone suspicious (both cops and civilians). Legit cash businesses make frequent cash runs to the bank. They movement large sums of cash with Brinks or electronically.
Drugs were detected in the vehicle and on the money itself.
Thanks cops! for showing us once again that you can't be trusted!
That was good of you to give the officer a B for being "within his rights ",but I think this is LEGAL THEFT and Legal Bullying.
Just something to consider, these guys are the ones who have to go to a person's home and break the news that a family member has been in a accident, and that the "courier " might be involved in illegal activities and was supposedly following to close...we don't get to know that, so maybe I shouldn't have been so quick to judge,..we can't pre judge them any better than they can pre judge us.
It's especially since the officer already had a biased opinion towards the guy stating that it was weed money without having any evidence to back it up or support it Yet he still follows through with his biased opinions this is not Justice this this is straight up stealing
Audit the audit is full of shit... A "B" when he robbed an innocent man?
Literally highway robbery
All drugs were a constitutionally protected right. How do we know this? The 18th amendment. The 18th amendment established prohibition ... The 21st amendment repealed prohibition.
Government learn from this ... Gov can take your rights away through legislative processes.
Authority is an interesting word ... Kiss the Bill of Rights good bye.
I disagree fundamentally he has a right to do anything he did, but I guess when you ignore the constitution, anything can be made legal.
You deserve a F for not making the distinction between “legal” and “right”
He did say the disturbing thing is that it's legal, though.
He grades more based on legality; geez, it's like you've never seen his videos before.
@@beowulf916 When highway robbery becomes legal, you know the whole system is FUBAR. Giving good grades based on the legality does not mean anything, anymore.
@@jamesclerkmaxwell8020 But that's what he's grading. As much as it pains me, I'm gonna have to give you an F for not following along.
@@drankydrank1 You do not even realize that when might is no longer aligned with right, things are starting to go badly sideways. Grading officers following an unjust law is just comedy stuff, bordering on obscene. "Just following orders" or "Just following the law" when the order/ law becomes unjust is a recipe for disaster. The officers know the guy did nothing wrong. They just use a legal loophole to seize his money. It is just glorified and institutionalized chaos. I could point to some example in history. You deserve a A+ for following along with this.
Please cover passive pan handling. I was arrested in Doraville Georgia just for standing on the sidewalk. My sign reads HUNGRY, NOT HOMELESS. Innocent people go to jail daily in Atlanta.
It just boils my blood when they ask if carrying large sums of cash is unusual. What's unusual is the fact that we live in a country where civil forfeiture is somehow okay in the eyes of the law. What's worse is to have your assets seized AND you're never even charged with any crime.
next time you hear some uninformed person ranting about 'drug epidemics', remember this is just one of the many ways our govt has used the 'war on drugs' for purely profit. decriminalize all drugs and these gestapo wont be able to lie w a trained k9 and steal from citizens
Makes my blood boil that its not just straight up illegal to seize this kind of stuff without charging a crime AND THEN NOT GIVE IT BACK WHEN YOU DONT EVER CHARGE THEM POST INTERACTION! THAT IS STRAIGHT UP THEFT!
I would not let him take it. I don't care if they are tyrant vermin or not. I don't trust anyone who think they have a higher power over me. No crime then he has no powers. and I don't consent to any unlawful orders or laws.
These cops would find themselves in a gun fight with me over this. If you think im just going to let you take my money when no laws were broken, you are wrong!! You are going to have to kill me for it
Sadly, they’d accept that challenge
@@linda-0587 Good. It would clear my conscience should I win the gunfight. Problem with this country, is very few people want to stand up to tyranny
@@JohnnyJPatt it is not worth your life. yes it sucks but it is never worth your life.
What was done to this man was Road Piracy and should be illegal.
So im curious how many bills tested for cocaine. Cause with that much cash, you are basically statistically guaranteed to have a couple bills that have been used to snort cocaine.
People should be allowed to use deadly force against someone that steals large amounts of cash from them.
Typically you can. But not for just a theft. Robbery yes. But you don’t have any of that here so it’s really not relevant.
Officer should have a whole “F” for legally robbing this man (who did nothing wrong) of his hard-earned money. That law is the most Wild West thing I’ve ever heard
The cops know that money in circulation is tainted with cocaine and other drugs.
It wasn't his money tho
He got pulled over for the exact same stop the very next day. I can almost guarantee you these cops were working with the Texas cops. This is so dirty, but audit the audit gives the cop a B... Go figure
@@jamesf791 ATA bootlicker too much for me.
@@RollerCoasterLineProductions Bootlicker?? Seriously??? This grade fucking sucks but holy shit, be serious.
We badly need to reform our law enforcement practices-to wit, ending or seriously curtailing qualified immunity and civil asset forfeiture.
I’m a former police officer and current law student . I couldn’t agree with you more . These practices need to come to an end including no knock warrants as well.
The entire government needs their power checked. It is rotten to the core. More individual power, less government power.
@@ES-je3em my dad always said that when someone asks you 2 to 3 questions back to back. It’s not a conversation. Point: don’t answer questions. Police tactic 101. Eg. “Where are you coming from…” that’s getting old.
You're spot on!!!!!!
I despise the "defund the police" movement.
But "reforming" is something that needs to happen immediately!
I understand police officers have a hard job that is full of dangers and lairs, but they also do not help themselves out a lot of the time by treating people like crap.
*abolish
Do not consent to anything that cops want to do. He should have just gotten a ticket and been on his way in 15 minutes or less.
It makes me so angry that they settled. We need a case like this to make it to the supreme court.
Banks were involved, no? I'm sure they had some form on insurance on it and played a role
I'm sure the judge and probably the DA got part of that settlement as a kickback.
@@david2869 oh yeah, the fact the only got 34k back, mind boggling
@@jessemavis7177 where you getting insurance on your money from a federal seizure?
There is a recent Supreme Court case involving civil asset forfeiture stemming from Indiana. Look up Timbs v. Indiana. Dude got a life insurance payout from his dad and bought a Land Rover, and got it taken from officers because they believed it was bought with drug money.
This is just disgusting. They basically robbed this guy blind on the side of the road and will face absolutely NO consequences for it.
They’ll get a promotion
not basically, literally.
@@ObesePuppies and a kickback of the settlement
I'm surprised they settled. How can they claim they found traces of cocaine when the dash cam footage doesn't even show him doing a test? That's some straight up bull shit right there.
The whole "We know it's weed money" comment is sickening too. Cops don't have the "innocent until proven guilty" mentality, and that's the biggest problem.
$100 bills showing traces of cocaine? There wouldn’t be any $100 bills left in circulation if they all were tested.
Weed money is also legal in 34 states.
@@kentlbrown5810 Not federally. Federally, weed is still considered a controlled substance, the same as meth/crack/cocaine. It's why you can't use a credit card at a weed shop, banks can't allow it. You basically have to launder the money, legally, for a bank to take it. Even though it's state legal, FBI/DEA still can raid and shutdown and charge weed shops. They generally don't, but they can if they wanted to.
They settled because it would have netted them even less, even if they outright won their case.
Learned the hard way, dont let cops search your car. I let a room mate drive my van to work for a few days. He left a weed cart in my car. Now i have a felony because i was certain there was nothing in my car
No...I am sorry. He gets an F. This is a case where state law attempts to correct an anathema to the 4th amendment. These guys conspire to find an excuse to take someone else's money. Yes. it's technically legal, but people should also strive to do what is right, and they bent over backward, to do the wrong thing. These guys are no better than road agents of old.
F-
Thats not how the ranking works on this channel
You’re absolutely right this guy deserved an F audit the audit is a bootlicker
Time for people to rethink their subscriptions to audit the audit. Sooooooo much bootlicking going on.
@@RollerCoasterLineProductions How are they bootlicking if their grading is based off legality?
Rare video that actually makes me feel sick to my stomach. He was cooperative and thought the cops would do the right thing. Goes to show, it doesn’t matter who they are, don’t answer questions and don’t consent to searches..
No it's not rare if you look you will find a lot of videos about this happening in ALL STATES. It's disgusting and criminal in my book they know it's wrong but do it anyway and to heck with actually making people homeless . They should be fired and put in jail
Civil asset forfeiture is more common than you know. It's THEFT. Without any investigation of how the money is obtained is a violation of due process.
I said it’s rare that a video makes me feel sick, not that asset forfeiture is rare
I punched my steering wheel when he consented to search. All could have been avoided, not that I'm condoning the officers actions either.
Part that pisses me off the most is that we have the officers talking about how they believe he is completely innocent and there is no real wrongdoing going on... Yet they seize the money.
Let me get this straight....a business lost 60k of their hard earned cash even though they didn't anything wrong and had to pay attorney fees on top of that.
And you are saying police only get a B.
So much for land of the free and home of the brave.
Fr fr
Disgusting police
That's how you keep the peasants in line😉
I don't understand this either. Was this really the end of the story?
he explained that drug marijuana money is not legal by the federal government laws but only legal in the state. that's why they couldn't just transfer the money through the bank. I'm not with the cops in this tho.
So now you can't carry money on you. But if I was a millionaire I could right? Smh what has this country's come too?
I feel really bad for people who are ignorant to how awful LE can be. Majority of the time they believe LE are the so called “good guys”.
It’s also telling that politicians are dragging their feet to end civil asset forfeiture, or at the very least restructure it to outlaw these roadside robberies.
In Canada they’re claiming it’s UN troops in Ottawa because Canadian cops wouldn’t do this.
And this took place in January of 2021. Plenty of videos of criminal cops as well as videos of Civil Asset Forfeiture are now known. At some point, there will be a time people won't feel bad for those traveling with large sums of cash.
I feel bad for people that don’t understand that it’s standard procedure to take cash of grate amounts at the police’s. own will .
It’s 2022 , there is no good reason to give a man 90,000 to carry across several states ...we have banks for this now , so he’s an idiot for carrying the cash with him .
@@milestonowheres I was gonna say there's no way in hell I'm carrying 90k in cash anywhere. Find a way to transfer it I'm not carrying it in my car.
I give these people credit. There is absolutely no way I can let anyone steal from me without doing something about it, and maybe that’s what it will take to end this.
Happened to me in Illinois. Was moving to Colorado from NY. State patrol stopped me for not having my headlights on in inclement weather ( as the cop stated to me ) it was barely snowing out in the afternoon. I had $30,000 on me from my house that I sold in NY. Cop asked if he could search my car I thought nothing of it and let him search ( big mistake on my part). He found my $30,000 and took it and arrested me for money laundering. Stayed almost the whole night being questioned by the Illinois State Police. Had to pay $300 to get my car out of lock up, and they took my $30,000 until I had my lawyer fax them all the details of the sale of my old house in NY to prove that is my money. They sat there and counted all of the $30,000 by hand right in front of me and gave it back. Before I walked out I asked so what is the legal limit of cash a person can carry at one time that is not illegal. They couldn't give me a straight answer because there is no law stating that a person cannot carry large sums of money. They're just hoping that you just forfeit the money so they can keep it.
Just saying when it comes down to money cops get crooked and greedy and they only reason they pulled me over was because I had an out of state license plate not the b.s of not having my headlights on.
Where is the freedom of this country when you can't even cross state lines without being pulled over because of an out of state plate?
All n all I give the Illinois State Police and "F" for 🖕
I give the victim (me) an "A" because I got there asses and got my money back.
Wow, at least you got it back though. This guy lost the sum of an entire house for the average joe just because he was kind enough (or ignorant enough rather) to comply to the officers request. He did nothing wrong and had nothing to hide so how can this injustice occur? Insane!
I'm glad you got your money back Never heard of this crazy shit
In Denton TX, a retired fire-fighter on a false traffic citation stop, had a cop take his $80 dollars of cash out of his wallet & of coarse the money was never returned back to him!!
You don’t think the trooper would have called for a K9 to go around the car and make a “hit” on some suspicious substance you’re nuts. This is flat out extortion.
I just politely asked about this (K9’s getting a ‘hit’ when it’s clearly bs) on the Protect and Serve subreddit and the loser moderators deleted the post.
Even though I know there are tons of good cops. Even though I have police officers in the family and I’ve been on ride alongs… no… no I’m a bad guy for asking ‘isn’t it easy for ethically questionable cops to use K9’s as a tool for satisfying a fishing expedition when they have no pc?’
This happens really often. I once got pulled over, my car smelled like weed (it literally always does because I smoke before I go to bed in my car, I had no marijuana or drug paraphernalia in my car.
Even with no evidence, the police ended up taking my tips from work claiming that I was obviously a drug dealer.
Stop giving cops grades higher than a F because "they were within their legal bounds." Grade them against their intended legal bounds. Just because you can doesn't mean you should.
The legality is the ENTIRE purpose the the exercise here. If you don’t like cops fine, but don’t let your bias stop you from educating yourself on what is and is not law. Smh
Exactly! It's on par with saying the nazi scientists deserve a A+ because although they were inhumane they were within legal bounds lol like what?
@@bloodshotred6334 offensive and stupid at best comment. Mass scale genocide and human experiments v. Civil asset forfeiture. If you can’t come up with a good example, just shut your mouth Marjorie Taylor Greene. 😂
Civil Asset Forfeiture needs to be outlawed. Lawmakers that allow this and the road pirates that enforce it need to have their lives ruined.
The moment you say NO to a search is when they REALLY wanna search. We're all bad guys in the minds of bad cops.
Most money has cocaine on it😂. I’ve never done cocaine in my life and a border patrol unit said I had cocaine traces in my wallet with money.
It's infuriating that the officer is telling the guy he's trying to help him and admits he doesn't think he's wrong while he stole $100k. Then the government didn't even have to pay it all back! Wtf
How does he get a B!!?! Wow he robbed that man of his money!
Yeah, audit the audit is crazy for a B on this
The only thing he would have got was a dirt nap. High way pirates.
I say he gets an F
You got this one wrong, that officer deserves an F. The officers automatically assume it's "weed money" with absolutely no evidence. Makes me think that if I got stopped after accepting cash from a surplus sale, I would be SOL. It's not totally unusual for me to have upwards to 50k cash on me after such sale and considering I have a record - I can only imagine where the officers would think the money came from. This should be illegal, why wasn't all of the money returned??
Better carry it in your Prison Wallet.
@@BB-1990 Honestly, at this point I probably should
@@cleanculture8286 Yep, good thing those bills can be rolled up.
The grade is given regarding their use of the law, not whether it is fair. An F would imply misconduct, the B is supposed to terrify you.
Officers who seize cash without justification should be charged with armed robbery because thats exactly what it is
You're too lenient with grading officers sometimes man... this officer deserves D- or lower