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<blockquote data-quote="bettingpython" data-source="post: 1503521" data-attributes="member: 4307"><p>That would be Ward Olyphant who was the trooper assigned to that unit. He took a lot of flak on the sportbike forum for his description of why the wreck happened. He took the time to join and discuss it with the riding community, but his mistake was and always will be that he was depending on lights and sirens to keep him visible, and then his heavy reliance on the rear brake exacerbated the problem.</p><p> </p><p>Now back to forfeitures, any agency that stands to prosper from forfeiture rules should be feared. The process is flawed in that there is no presumption of innocence, if you can't prove that it didn't come from drug money then you will lose. Even if you do get your property or cash returned to you it can be a fiscal hardship and expensive and you have no recourse to recover your legal expenses from a government entity. I always thought the burden of proof was on the state, what happened here? </p><p> </p><p>Those who think it's so great answer this, how would it feel to be 700 miles from home on vacation and have $3k in cash seized? </p><p> </p><p>As recently as 10 to 15 years ago it was still uncommon to have debit cards and atm networks often didn't work flawlessly, if you didn't have a credit card you always carried cash because it was easy to get stuck someplace that wouldn't accept an out of state check.</p><p> </p><p>Guess what will get hit on by a drug dog frequently, a large quantity of well circulated money. It's not fun explaining it either while you're having your clothes and gear pawed through on the side of the road and you have Louisianna state troppers wanting to tear your motorcycle apart.</p><p></p><p>Fortunately my money didn't get seized, or I would have been in real trouble, working in a bar was pretty much an all cash business, I didn't have a bank account check book or credit card, I would have been screwed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bettingpython, post: 1503521, member: 4307"] That would be Ward Olyphant who was the trooper assigned to that unit. He took a lot of flak on the sportbike forum for his description of why the wreck happened. He took the time to join and discuss it with the riding community, but his mistake was and always will be that he was depending on lights and sirens to keep him visible, and then his heavy reliance on the rear brake exacerbated the problem. Now back to forfeitures, any agency that stands to prosper from forfeiture rules should be feared. The process is flawed in that there is no presumption of innocence, if you can't prove that it didn't come from drug money then you will lose. Even if you do get your property or cash returned to you it can be a fiscal hardship and expensive and you have no recourse to recover your legal expenses from a government entity. I always thought the burden of proof was on the state, what happened here? Those who think it's so great answer this, how would it feel to be 700 miles from home on vacation and have $3k in cash seized? As recently as 10 to 15 years ago it was still uncommon to have debit cards and atm networks often didn't work flawlessly, if you didn't have a credit card you always carried cash because it was easy to get stuck someplace that wouldn't accept an out of state check. Guess what will get hit on by a drug dog frequently, a large quantity of well circulated money. It's not fun explaining it either while you're having your clothes and gear pawed through on the side of the road and you have Louisianna state troppers wanting to tear your motorcycle apart. Fortunately my money didn't get seized, or I would have been in real trouble, working in a bar was pretty much an all cash business, I didn't have a bank account check book or credit card, I would have been screwed. [/QUOTE]
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