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cross-posted from: https://kbin.earth/m/[email protected]/t/818591

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 hours ago (3 children)

I saw Rebel Ridge on Netflix, could very well be that police departments generate revenue through Civil Forfeiture.

(It’s a fictional thriller, not a documentary, but very much based on modern realities)

[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 hours ago

Did somebody say John Oliver story that enrages me how fucked up America is as a country?

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3kEpZWGgJks

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

Molly's Game also includes Civil Forfeiture. I wouldn't call it a major part of the plot, but it's definitely there and described as bullshit.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 hours ago

Tickets. Police departments have quotas because that's their main revenue source, civil forfeiture is just the icing on the cake.