Whoa ...... ole Sessions is sounding more and more like a little dictator himself. The part that stands out the most with his directive is this sentence "allows law enforcement officials
to permanently take money and goods from individuals
suspected of crime". So ..... just help yourselves dirty cops ..... if you suspect someone of a crime, grab their cash or property and enjoy enjoy enjoy. That's about as Amerikan as it can get!!
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/jeff-sessions-wants-police-to-take-more-cash-from-american-citizens/ar-BBECcJm?li=BBmkt5R&ocid=spartanntpThe Washington Post
Christopher Ingraham
19 hrs ago
Attorney General Jeff
Sessions on Monday said he'd be issuing a new directive this week aimed at increasing police seizures of cash and property.
“We hope to issue this week a new directive on asset forfeiture — especially for drug traffickers,” Sessions said in his prepared remarks for a speech to the National District Attorney's Association in Minneapolis. "With care and professionalism, we plan to develop policies to increase forfeitures. No criminal should be allowed to keep the proceeds of their crime. Adoptive forfeitures are appropriate as is sharing with our partners."
Asset forfeiture is a disputed practice that
allows law enforcement officials to permanently take money and goods from individuals suspected of crime. There is little disagreement among lawmakers, authorities and criminal justice reformers that “no criminal should be allowed to keep the proceeds of their crime.” But in many cases, neither a criminal conviction nor even a criminal charge is necessary — under forfeiture laws in most states and at the federal level,
mere suspicion of wrongdoing is enough to allow police to seize items permanently.
Additionally,
many states allow law enforcement officers to keep cash that they seize, creating what critics characterize as a profit motive. The practice is widespread: in 2014, federal law enforcement officers took more property from citizens than burglars did. State and local authorities seized untold millions more.