Check out this C5 Police Car
06-02-2013, 09:11 AM
#41
Race Director
100%.Put the offender in jail, impose a stiff fine. Law breakers should get their due, but Nobody has the right to seize another persons personal property if it's not stolen. Where will it stop? Confiscate cars for drivers speeding, calling the person "a menace to society" therefore losing their car? All of this confiscated property adds up to quite a bit of $$$ for the county's kitty. These Gestapo tactics must stop.
06-02-2013, 09:36 AM
#42
Race Director
100%.Put the offender in jail, impose a stiff fine. Law breakers should get their due, but Nobody has the right to seize another persons personal property if it's not stolen. Where will it stop? Confiscate cars for drivers speeding, calling the person "a menace to society" therefore losing their car? All of this confiscated property adds up to quite a bit of $$$ for the county's kitty. These Gestapo tactics must stop.
How would you like to continue making payments on something that was crushed and you no longer have.
Bet that one will really chap your hide.
06-02-2013, 11:06 AM
#44
How would you like if someone street racing killed your friend or family? I have no problem with the police seizing cars used in Murder, drugs, and certain crimes that could cause physical harm to others. If you don't want your car seized, DON'T do the crime!
06-02-2013, 11:51 AM
#45
Melting Slicks
Gotta say, that would be a really cool pic to see.....a C5 stopped by a C5 police car!! 
Would almost be worth the traffic fine to have your car in the pic. 
DSTURBD
Would almost be worth the traffic fine to have your car in the pic. DSTURBD
06-02-2013, 12:52 PM
#46
Race Director
06-02-2013, 12:59 PM
#47
Le Mans Master
How do you know if it was the illegal money that purchased that car. He could have been a successful attorney and bought it before getting into drugs. Shouldn't they have to prove where the money came from and that would be so expensive on the part of the law that they wouldn't bother . No , it's easier to just take it like a bunch of thugs which is abuse of power. They say because it was used in a crime that it is fair game so why is it always high end property ? They wouldn't take it if the guy lived in a shack and drove a rusted Vega . This is not about justice it's about money . Their just as bad as the criminals by taking what they want.
06-02-2013, 01:03 PM
#48
Le Mans Master
06-02-2013, 01:17 PM
#49
Race Director
How do you know if it was the illegal money that purchased that car. He could have been a successful attorney and bought it before getting into drugs. Shouldn't they have to prove where the money came from and that would be so expensive on the part of the law that they wouldn't bother . No , it's easier to just take it like a bunch of thugs which is abuse of power.
Here's something that will really get your motor going. Here in Texas game wardens can confiscate everything you have with you if they catch you violating fish and game laws. This includes your fishing/hunting equipment, your boat, and the truck you used to pull the boat.
06-02-2013, 02:18 PM
#52
Doesn't change the fact it's someones personal property. Just because "it's the law" doesn't make it right. And of course the govt. "gave itself the right" to "seize/steal" personal property did it not? Punish the offender with jail time, fines, etc. This escalating practice of confiscating personal property because "it's the law" is leading us down a dangerous path.
06-02-2013, 03:58 PM
#53
Race Director
If I remember correctly, the story I read about this was up in Canada.
06-02-2013, 04:54 PM
#54
Team Owner
The flip side for the NAY-SAYRS here would be either the POLICE do this to the confiscated cars (Vette included) or put them in the Car CRUSHER like they do in California, when a car is confiscated -
Me personally I like that they take them and transform them into on bad Police vehicle!
Thanks,Matt
06-02-2013, 06:05 PM
#55
Burning Brakes
Here in Portland Or you can lose your car for picking up a Hooker.It also doesn't matter what it is,car,boat,plane,ect,ect. if there are drugs involved, the city will take them and after a period of time will sell them at auction.
06-02-2013, 07:34 PM
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I'm not following you. The perp loses the car whether it's confiscated and crushed, or if it's confiscated and sold to benefit the public. The difference is that the public derives no benefit from the former.
06-02-2013, 09:44 PM
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06-02-2013, 09:54 PM
#58
Le Mans Master
Law enforcement doesn't just confiscate things because they can. They have to have just and reasonable cause to do so. Without knowing the whole story we can't say if it's an abuse of power or not. Unless you plan on entering the drug trade you don't have anything to worry about.
Low-end vehicles are confiscated too. They're just not used as "just say no" or similar law enforcement anti-drug advertising. The high-end cars draw more attention so they are put to good use.
They don't take what they want. They take what drug dealers and other criminals use to support their illegal activities.
Here's something that will really get your motor going. Here in Texas game wardens can confiscate everything you have with you if they catch you violating fish and game laws. This includes your fishing/hunting equipment, your boat, and the truck you used to pull the boat.
Low-end vehicles are confiscated too. They're just not used as "just say no" or similar law enforcement anti-drug advertising. The high-end cars draw more attention so they are put to good use.
They don't take what they want. They take what drug dealers and other criminals use to support their illegal activities.
Here's something that will really get your motor going. Here in Texas game wardens can confiscate everything you have with you if they catch you violating fish and game laws. This includes your fishing/hunting equipment, your boat, and the truck you used to pull the boat.
06-02-2013, 10:02 PM
#59
Le Mans Master
06-03-2013, 06:32 AM
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