Five times since last May, sheriff's deputies in Kansas and California have stopped armored cars operated by Empyreal Logistics, a Pennsylvania-based company that serves marijuana businesses and financial institutions that work with them. The cops made off with cash after three of those stops, seizing a total of $1.2 million, but did not issue any citations or file any criminal charges, which are not necessary to confiscate property through civil forfeiture. That process allows police to pad their budgets by seizing assets they allege are connected to criminal activity, even when the owner is never charged, let alone convicted. [More]
In a rational world, the armored car occupants would be able to lawfully defend themselves against all predatory thugs.
This is the "Blue" we're supposed to "Back"?
[Via Michael G]
It's an armored truck. Don't open the door.
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