Re: [Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org>] Re: Debian & BSD concerns
Steve writes:
> The US has many worst exisiting LAWs than this which make it an existing
> police state.
All governments are police states.
> in a 1995 study, it was found that 80% of people who had property forfeit
> under Drug prohibition measures were never charged with a crime! In
> fact...forfeiture is a civil action...so even after a person is aquitted
> of the crime, they can still have propery forfeit!
I know of no government that does not arrogate to itself the power to seize
private property. At least in the US you can go to court and try to get it
back or get compensation. In many jurisdictions you would have no
recourse.
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John Hasler
john@dhh.gt.org (John Hasler)
Dancing Horse Hill
Elmwood, WI
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