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Federal Judge Eviscerates Albuquerque’s ‘Asset Forfeiture’ Racket

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“A federal judge has ruled that Albuquerque’s civil asset forfeiture program violated residents’ due process rights by forcing them to prove their innocence to retrieve their cars. Under civil forfeiture laws, police can seize property suspected of being connected to criminal activity, even if the owner isn’t charged with a crime.”

Read more: https://reason.com/blog/2018/07/30/federal-judge-rules-albuquerques-asset-f

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Innocent Americans’ ‘Big Brother’: Secret Air Marshals Program

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“A team of armed undercover US Air Marshals could be following you on your next flight, taking minute-by-minute notes whether or not you engage in such threatening behavior as sleeping on the plane, using a phone, going to the bathroom or talking to other passengers.  Despite its relative recency, the program is already operational across virtually all major airports.”

Read more: https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-07-29/ordinary-us-citizens-now-surveilled-tsa-part-secret-new-program

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Facial Recognition Toll Booths Identify Drivers And Passengers, Notify Police In Seconds

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“Roughly one in every two American adults—117 million people—are in the facial recognition networks used by law enforcement, according to a 2016 report.”

Read more: https://massprivatei.blogspot.com/2018/07/facial-recognition-toll-booths-identify.html

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“Why does Anyone in this City Need a Gun?”

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“[Mayor John Tory] did not mean that the cops who protect him do not need guns. He meant that ordinary citizens should be totally disarmed, hoping that thugs will also disarm, which would (inexplicably?) leave only the cops armed.”

Read more: https://www.econlib.org/why-does-anyone-in-this-city-need-a-gun/

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US breaks up phone scam where fake government agents believably extorted victims

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“The fraudulent calls came suddenly and frequently while the scam was active from 2012 to 2016, according to court documents. A person posing as an Internal Revenue Service or immigration official was on the phone, threatening arrest, deportation or other penalties if the victims did not immediately pay their debts with prepaid cards or wire transfers.”

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/23/business/irs-phone-scams-jeff-sessions.html

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Family of Australian woman killed by US police for calling 911 sues for $50M

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“The family of an Australian woman who was killed by a Minneapolis police officer last year after she called 911 to report a possible assault filed a lawsuit Monday alleging the officer conspired with his partner to hide what really happened.”

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/family-woman-killed-minneapolis-officer-sues-145242868.html

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What Forced Separation Feels Like

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“Incarceration rates are on the rise alongside economic inequality, and children aren’t exempt. Quite often, the only crime these children have committed is that they’re from vulnerable families or suffering from mental health issues.”

Read more: https://otherwords.org/let-me-tell-you-what-forced-separation-feels-like/

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460 parents have been permanently separated from their children via deportation

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“Those parents may not be eligible to be reunified with their children, according to the filing, which grouped parents not in the U.S. as either potentially eligible or not eligible.  The filing also reported that 879 migrant parents have been successfully reunified with their children, up from 364 on Thursday. But 917 parents may not be eligible for reunification at all.”

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/investigations/over-460-migrants-separated-their-children-have-potentially-been-deported-n893886

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What ICE Raids Really Look Like In NYC

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“The project offers a rare window into the day-to-day operations of a secretive domestic law enforcement agency at a moment of unprecedented criticism — and an eye-opening glimpse at what those operations look like from the perspective of the communities and households most impacted.”

Read more: https://theintercept.com/2018/07/23/ice-raids-in-new-york/

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Florida jails tourist for collecting seashells

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“Fiscal-Gonzalez said she didn’t know taking the shells from the beach was illegal. She was planning to give the state-protected mollusks away as gifts.”

Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/07/18/tourist-collected-queen-conch-seashells-florida-sent-jail/794883002/

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