News (Media Awareness Project) - CN ON: PUB LTE: Seizure Of Property For Crimes A Bad Idea |
| Title: | CN ON: PUB LTE: Seizure Of Property For Crimes A Bad Idea |
| Published On: | 2004-11-04 |
| Source: | Windsor Star (CN ON) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-01-17 19:47:52 |
SEIZURE OF PROPERTY FOR CRIMES A BAD IDEA
Re: Ottawa To Snatch Proceeds Of Crime (Oct. 29). Your story says that
police and prosecutors may soon get a new tool in their fight against
organized crime, but this is not new, it's as old as the Sheriff of Nottingham.
Property forfeiture has gone awry in the U.S. and has led to corruption
among law enforcement and the loss of rights among the citizens. It's a bad
idea.
Scott Jenkins
Birmingham, Ala.
Re: Ottawa To Snatch Proceeds Of Crime (Oct. 29). Your story says that
police and prosecutors may soon get a new tool in their fight against
organized crime, but this is not new, it's as old as the Sheriff of Nottingham.
Property forfeiture has gone awry in the U.S. and has led to corruption
among law enforcement and the loss of rights among the citizens. It's a bad
idea.
Scott Jenkins
Birmingham, Ala.
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