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Clearly a new chapter in American history began in the year 2000.

Nope, way before that:

http://www.ustreas.gov/offices/enfor...rfeiture.shtml


That merely explains the concept of foreiture, and has links to a few
examples where it is used..

Bush did not make any new laws, he only changed policy.


Bzzzt.

Wrong.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2004/02/20040226-11.html



I stand corrected. Thanks for the link. Bush has got to be one of the worst
presidents ever. Along with destroying the republican party he has taken
america along with it. The repurcussions of his presidency will go on for a
decade or more. The next president will inherit a total mess. Thanks for
pointing out the loss of our freedoms, hopefully we can elect those whose
primary goal is to restore them.

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On Wed, 20 Feb 2008 07:51:53 -1000, "Anonymous"
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news Clearly a new chapter in American history began in the year 2000.

Nope, way before that:

http://www.ustreas.gov/offices/enfor...rfeiture.shtml


That merely explains the concept of foreiture, and has links to a few
examples where it is used..

Bush did not make any new laws, he only changed policy.


Bzzzt.

Wrong.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2004/02/20040226-11.html



I stand corrected. Thanks for the link. Bush has got to be one of the
worst presidents ever. Along with destroying the republican party he has
taken america along with it. The repurcussions of his presidency will go
on for a decade or more. The next president will inherit a total mess.
Thanks for pointing out the loss of our freedoms, hopefully we can elect
those whose primary goal is to restore them.


Bush is in a place by himself. Not even Franklin Pierce was as bad as the
present moron in chief.

He has ruined the economy, taken away our freedom, given out all the federal
money to homeland
security which then gives it out to every yawhoo police department in the US
which then goes out
and buys military outfits and gun and then goes out and has its way with our
freedom .. etc.

Take a look at small town America. Take a look at the folks working for
small town America
Take a look at who is earning the highest salary .. COPS. Nothing against
cops but they should
not be earning more than the average guy on the street. When cops start
becoming the highest paid
employees in the US we are in big trouble.

Some idiot wrote:
Take a look at who is earning the highest salary .. COPS. Nothing
against
cops but they should
not be earning more than the average guy on the street. When cops start
becoming the highest paid
employees in the US we are in big trouble.

So what you're saying is that police should be paid way less to get shot
at and protect you? You want that job to go to the lowest bidder? You
think cops will be *more* professional by being paid less? And you think
*that* is going to protect your freedoms better? Anyone want to guess
how well cities will keep recuiting up when they offer less pay or
benefits than the sanitation worker gets?
So lets see... you want a guy to sign up to a job he may get killed
in... you want him to be stupid enough to do it for little pay or
benefits... and you think he's going to be smart enough to protect you
or your rights. Is that correct?

Don't know what cops are paid in the big city, but in municipalities
around here they are paid commensurate with other municipal employees.

"Red" wrote in message
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Some idiot wrote:
Take a look at who is earning the highest salary .. COPS. Nothing
against
cops but they should
not be earning more than the average guy on the street. When cops start
becoming the highest paid
employees in the US we are in big trouble.

So what you're saying is that police should be paid way less to get shot
at and protect you? You want that job to go to the lowest bidder? You
think cops will be *more* professional by being paid less? And you think
*that* is going to protect your freedoms better? Anyone want to guess how
well cities will keep recuiting up when they offer less pay or benefits
than the sanitation worker gets?
So lets see... you want a guy to sign up to a job he may get killed in...
you want him to be stupid enough to do it for little pay or benefits...
and you think he's going to be smart enough to protect you or your rights.
Is that correct?

Don't know what cops are paid in the big city, but in municipalities
around here they are paid commensurate with other municipal employees.


There is so much here .. where to start ..

First: if the police are not a reflection of the community they protect,
they become a "force" not a protection.
What happens and has happened in many parts of the USA, the police start to
make big money, move to nice
comfortable suburbs and have no respect for the folks they deal with at
work, the inner city and other city citizens.

This is when we get the racist, taser happy, cop, who could care less about
the rights of anybody.

As for being shot at; ?? Most police, never take their gun out and most
never come close to being shot at.

The job is not all that dangerous if you read the statistics. The biggest
danger is from drunk drivers etc .. not from guns.

Police are not hired to protect "my" freedom. They are hired to enforce the
law. If someone is driving drunk, they arrest him/her
and charge them with drunken driving not breaking the constitution.

There is no shortage of recruits for police work, and firemen. The reason?
It is a low education requirement job.
In most cities, a policeman does not need a college education, in fact in my
community he/she does not even need
a high school education. Just pass the physical, mental, police academy.

The pay should be well within the area of what a city employee makes, not
more. In Massachusetts the state police
are making over $200,000 dollars per year. Do you think they have much use
for some poor struggling black guy?

As for benefits, after 20 years on the force, they get a pension. You know
any other job like that in the private sector?

Stop with the cops as victims bull****.

I've seen too many youtube posting lately to have much simpathy for some
dope with a badge.