By: quercus
Deodands...sounds crazy yes, but as O.W. Holmes remarked, even a civilized person will kick the door that stubs their toe.
View ArticleBy: snarfodox
It should be noted that these laws have been reformed over time both in legislation and through court challenges, but there are a huge number of them and whenever they are set back the legislators...
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taumeson: these cases are civil cases against property, not people and therefore don't allow for constitutional protections such as double jeopardy. In 1999 the Chairman of the House Committee on the...
View ArticleBy: taumeson
you know, i kind of like the idea of deodands, in the sense of "hit 'em where it hurts--their wallet". admittedly i'm not in favor of the law, because of how badly it can be misused, but i can...
View ArticleBy: snarfodox
This is not just 'drug war law' by the way. There are forfeiture statutes to handle fraud, gambling, money laundering or even aiding the return of a banished person onto Pawnee land. I could go on. My...
View ArticleBy: dfowler
They are police, and they think they're doing their jobs. Our justice system, in cases like this, seeks to and succeeds in clarifying exactly what that job is.
View ArticleBy: putzface_dickman
I didn't know about deodands. In a recent documentary on Shakespeare the presenter, Michael Wood, recounted the story of a killing from the court records. I thought it was odd that the record mentioned...
View ArticleBy: sklero
"Hmmm, I'm hungry. Next on the docket, United States vs. that philly cheesteak over there."
View ArticleBy: Kwantsar
Justice would be served if the thugs who confiscated the money were fined or imprisoned.
View ArticleBy: dfowler
Very interesting case... it looks to me like justice was served. I wonder how long it will take her to get her dough back. Will the government give her cash, or the cashier's check they converted her...
View ArticleThe New Deodands?
The new deodands? You too can enjoy the spoils of law. To be clear: it isn't the person that they're prosecuting, it's the cash, the house, the boat, the clothing... hence case names like 'United...
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