The most prestigious law school admissions discussion board in the world.
|
 |
 
|
South Korea is literally finished as a nation
Poast new message in this thread
Date: May 21st, 2019 10:33 PM Author: wonderful point useless brakes They have no immigration and no population growth and the country will rapidly begin to decline. Starting in about 10 years ever year will be way worse than the last, until it falls into the sea or is taken Over by the next Kim. It’s lost forever. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4266567&forum_id=2/#38269605) |
 |
Date: May 22nd, 2019 3:50 AM Author: Massive Slap-happy Tanning Salon Shitlib Subject: Amerikka finished Kansas’ unjust forfeiture law amounts to policing for profit BY SAM L MCROBERTS SPECIAL TO THE STAR MAY 21, 2019 08:32 PM Sam L. McRoberts Kansas has one of the worst forfeiture laws in the nation.
Presumption of innocence. Proof beyond a reasonable doubt. Judged by a jury of your peers. These aren’t just catchphrases; they are the bedrock principles that form a fair and just legal system. However, in Kansas, you currently don’t have these rights in asset forfeiture cases.
Asset forfeiture may sound innocuous enough but in practice it’s abusive and fundamentally unjust. It’s when the government seizes money or property even without a criminal conviction.
Kansas has one of the worst forfeiture laws in the nation. The Kansas Legislature had the opportunity to fix the problems this session but didn’t. The problems are plentiful and need immediate correction.
The law stacks the deck in favor of the government because it’s up to property owners to prove their innocence in court. Conceptually, this runs contrary to our notion of fairness. When the government takes something, it should articulate why it has done so, under what authority it acted and be able to prove it all in court. The government needs to justify itself, not the other way around.
Practically, the government has far more resources at its disposal than the average citizen: an entire police force, a statewide investigative bureau, and even access to federal authorities. It also has teams of lawyers.
Second, a jury of your peers never gets to hear the case — only a judge. This is a critical flaw in Kansas’ forfeiture law. The right to a jury trial is fundamental. It’s so important the Kansas and United States Constitutions included it in their respective Bills of Rights.
The jury trial is an important component of checks and balances and it allows citizens to participate in the judicial process. Finally, by putting the case in a jury’s hands, instead of a judge’s, the government would need to convince more than just one person they’re right. This offers more accountability and is fairer.
Unfortunately, these flaws have lead Kansas down the path of “policing for profit.” It’s become far too easy and far too profitable for the government to seize your money or property.
Where do we go from here? The founders of Kansas literally wrote portions of the Declaration of Independence into the Kansas Constitution. Interpreted correctly, it should finally put an end to the law’s unfairness and inequity. And that may require putting the issue before the courts. Litigating even the smallest of cases will have a ripple effect across the state and not just in forfeiture cases.
Whether it’s occupational licensure, speech codes or countless other areas of government abuse and overreach, it’s important to hold the government accountable. It will promote respect for the rule of law and return rights back to the people.
As the U.S. Supreme Court said more than 50 years ago, in Mapp v. Ohio: “Nothing can destroy a government more quickly than its failure to observe its own laws, or worse, its disregard of the charter of its own existence.”
It’s time the government recognizes its failure when it comes to asset forfeiture.
Sam L McRoberts is litigation director and general counsel of Kansas Justice Institute, a public-interest litigation firm protecting the freedoms guaranteed by the Kansas and United States Constitutions through cutting-edge litigation.
READ NEXT Scripture doesn’t tell us to imprison and deny Medicaid expansion to Kansans JOCO OPINION Scripture doesn’t tell us to imprison and deny Medicaid expansion to Kansans BY DAVID NORLIN SPECIAL TO THE STAR MAY 14, 2019 08:30 PM Despite all evidence to the contrary, including the United States’ No. 1 standing as incarcerator in chief, he cited the “social experiment of the past 60 years” as “soft on criminals.” KEEP READING Unlimited Digital Access: Only $0.99 For Your First Month #ReadLocal Get full access to The Kansas City Star content across all your devices. SAVE NOW
MORE JOCO OPINION
JOCO OPINION In parenting, hanging back is harder than taking control MAY 09, 2019 07:00 PM JOCO OPINION Shawnee committee spells out reasons to ‘vote no’ to community center MAY 07, 2019 01:52 PM GUEST COMMENTARY It’s time to end greyhound racing in Kansas for good APRIL 30, 2019 08:29 PM JOCO OPINION Election offers Shawnee residents chance to support community center APRIL 18, 2019 02:32 PM JOCO OPINION Lawmakers make history with passage of shared parenting bill MARCH 29, 2019 04:40 PM JOCO OPINION Trump is wrong to cancel joint South Korea military drills MARCH 06, 2019 04:01 PM TAKE US WITH YOU
Real-time updates and all local stories you want right in the palm of your hand. SUBSCRIPTIONS
Start a Subscription Customer Service eEdition Vacation Hold Pay Your Bill Rewards LEARN MORE
About Us Contact Us Newsletters News in Education Archives ADVERTISING
Advertising information Digital Place a Classified Local Deals COPYRIGHT COMMENTING POLICY PRIVACY POLICY TERMS OF SERVICE
|
Date: May 21st, 2019 10:34 PM Author: Flatulent abusive field lollercausting hard ITT (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4266567&forum_id=2/#38269609) |
|
Date: May 21st, 2019 10:34 PM Author: sienna filthy address famous landscape painting you may actually be the key to fixing this problem (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4266567&forum_id=2/#38269610) |
|
Date: May 21st, 2019 10:38 PM Author: Flatulent abusive field anyone who says population decline is a problem should be gassed
it should be encouraged
|
|
Date: May 22nd, 2019 2:27 AM Author: Crystalline Slimy Ceo Cr. Automation is going to result in most of the populace being a liability rather than an asset. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4266567&forum_id=2/#38270401) |
|
Date: May 21st, 2019 10:35 PM Author: talented station faggotry Will South Korea get richer, or is it pretty much maxed out? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4266567&forum_id=2/#38269612) |
|
Date: May 21st, 2019 10:38 PM Author: Flatulent abusive field per capita will increase
gross gdp is maxed out now. doubt gdp cap will break 50k in my lifetime |
|
Date: May 21st, 2019 10:35 PM Author: wonderful point useless brakes Your country is already in steep decline with no growth. The economic engine will grind to a halt and your geritocracy will grind everyone under 50 into the ground. South Korea in 2050 will be worse off than Bangladesh. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4266567&forum_id=2/#38269616) |
|
Date: May 21st, 2019 10:39 PM Author: Flatulent abusive field oh, ive been quite vocal about our recession. im doing fine, however (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4266567&forum_id=2/#38269635) |
|
Date: May 21st, 2019 10:40 PM Author: arousing azure principal's office He can’t hear you over his lollercausting. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4266567&forum_id=2/#38269639) |
|
Date: May 22nd, 2019 3:59 AM Author: Massive Slap-happy Tanning Salon Shitlib ASSET FORFEITURE ABUSE FacebookTwitterRedditEmailPrint Police abuse of civil asset forfeiture laws has shaken our nation’s conscience. Civil forfeiture allows police to seize — and then keep or sell — any property they allege is involved in a crime. Owners need not ever be arrested or convicted of a crime for their cash, cars, or even real estate to be taken away permanently by the government.
Forfeiture was originally presented as a way to cripple large-scale criminal enterprises by diverting their resources. But today, aided by deeply flawed federal and state laws, many police departments use forfeiture to benefit their bottom lines, making seizures motivated by profit rather than crime-fighting. For people whose property has been seized through civil asset forfeiture, legally regaining such property is notoriously difficult and expensive, with costs sometimes exceeding the value of the property. With the total value of property seized increasing every year, calls for reform are growing louder, and CLRP is at the forefront of organizations seeking to rein in the practice. MORE SEARCH ASSET FORFEITURE ABUSE |
|
Date: May 22nd, 2019 7:45 AM Author: Shimmering azn corn cake It’s not like population decline just leads to some stable chill level and stops. It eventually leads to extinction. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4266567&forum_id=2/#38270640) |
|
Date: May 22nd, 2019 9:14 AM Author: Vigorous Church The chillest and stablest level of all. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4266567&forum_id=2/#38270883) |
|
Date: May 22nd, 2019 9:37 AM Author: razzmatazz digit ratio cruise ship (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4266567&forum_id=2/#38270986) |
|
Date: May 23rd, 2019 2:06 PM Author: effete locus toaster (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4266567&forum_id=2/#38277709) |
|
Date: June 26th, 2024 10:22 PM Author: pale chad (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4266567&forum_id=2/#47781181) |
|
Date: May 22nd, 2019 9:21 AM Author: Charcoal Cerebral Resort (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4266567&forum_id=2/#38270914) |
|
Date: May 22nd, 2019 9:38 AM Author: razzmatazz digit ratio cruise ship it can be reversed at any time. what can't be reversed is mass immigration (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4266567&forum_id=2/#38270990) |
|
Date: May 23rd, 2019 2:09 PM Author: vibrant gaping volcanic crater it can be reversed its just uhhhhh a little controversial/dangerous (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4266567&forum_id=2/#38277730) |
|
Date: September 15th, 2020 8:23 PM Author: Flatulent abusive field (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4266567&forum_id=2/#40926085) |
|
Date: September 15th, 2020 10:23 PM Author: Flatulent abusive field (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4266567&forum_id=2/#40926678) |
|
Date: September 17th, 2020 10:22 PM Author: Flatulent abusive field (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4266567&forum_id=2/#40938638) |
|
Date: June 27th, 2024 3:01 AM Author: Flatulent abusive field (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4266567&forum_id=2/#47781569) |
|
Date: July 1st, 2024 2:12 AM Author: nyuug (Gangnam WGWAG Playboy) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4266567&forum_id=2/#47796673) |
|
Date: May 21st, 2019 10:43 PM Author: Spectacular citrine site The Korean people will endure and prosper - they have faced MUCH greater adversity over the past 500 years at least 3 times. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4266567&forum_id=2/#38269654) |
|
Date: May 21st, 2019 10:44 PM Author: Flatulent abusive field titcr. i just lollercaust when i hear these cries of neolib bankster scum (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4266567&forum_id=2/#38269661) |
|
Date: May 22nd, 2019 3:48 AM Author: Carnelian native For the past 500 years they’ve been cuck bitchbois subjugated by one real country or another (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4266567&forum_id=2/#38270471) |
|
Date: May 21st, 2019 10:45 PM Author: Mind-boggling Plum Step-uncle's House Love Of Her Life the idea that lack of constant growth = "collapse" is insane (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4266567&forum_id=2/#38269672) |
|
Date: May 21st, 2019 10:47 PM Author: Flatulent abusive field i literally make it rain at the club every week and this dummy OP is histrionic over population decline
hilarious |
|
Date: May 22nd, 2019 4:07 AM Author: stubborn heady trust fund clown LOFL no u don't. just no.
video proof here: https://imgur.com/a/TvGCTe4
u = done forever, pathetic nowag |
|
Date: June 26th, 2024 9:32 PM Author: talking thriller cuckoldry indian lodge lol'd at all the "men" dressed like slobs and looking at their phones. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4266567&forum_id=2/#47781036) |
|
Date: May 21st, 2019 10:51 PM Author: Chartreuse Sinister Institution titcr. Look at Japan. Economic 'malaise' for what, at least 25 years now? Abe-voodoo-nomics? The GDP shrinks and rises- however, is anyone going argue Japan is doing poorly? Hell, they're set to shrink worse than anyone with their low birth rate and they still would rather build robots than fling gates open to mud people. They're doing fine, you deal with good and bad in life. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4266567&forum_id=2/#38269705) |
|
Date: May 22nd, 2019 3:58 AM Author: Crystalline Slimy Ceo (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4266567&forum_id=2/#38270479) |
|
Date: May 22nd, 2019 4:16 AM Author: talented station faggotry ☠️🇰🇷 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4266567&forum_id=2/#38270495) |
|
Date: May 22nd, 2019 8:14 AM Author: hairraiser bipolar tank wouldn't less people and similar resources = better quality of life?
also japan is in way worse shape and doing fine
having 10 kids per person is not going to improve quality of life. look at most african nations. |
|
Date: May 22nd, 2019 8:47 AM Author: wonderful point useless brakes This is dumb. Also you need multiple kids in case one marries a mudslime. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4266567&forum_id=2/#38270779) |
|
Date: May 22nd, 2019 9:09 AM Author: hairraiser bipolar tank that's 100% racism and has nothing to do with macroeconomics (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4266567&forum_id=2/#38270875) |
|
Date: May 22nd, 2019 8:17 AM Author: Charcoal Cerebral Resort (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4266567&forum_id=2/#38270710) |
|
Date: May 22nd, 2019 1:41 PM Author: trip nofapping foreskin (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4266567&forum_id=2/#38272212) |
|
Date: May 22nd, 2019 9:13 AM Author: Sick police squad Will you just kill yourself or die of diabetes already? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4266567&forum_id=2/#38270882) |
|
Date: May 22nd, 2019 9:17 AM Author: purple liquid oxygen I, too, saw Olympus Has Fallen (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4266567&forum_id=2/#38270904) |
|
Date: May 22nd, 2019 9:23 AM Author: Bateful Jet Son Of Senegal Japan recently started letting in more filipino nurses to wipe their aging boomer butts. Lots of people in Asia. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4266567&forum_id=2/#38270926) |
|
Date: May 22nd, 2019 9:26 AM Author: sickened walnut juggernaut Oh no, how can South Korea possibly survive having the population it had in 1995. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4266567&forum_id=2/#38270942) |
|
Date: May 22nd, 2019 9:35 AM Author: razzmatazz digit ratio cruise ship (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4266567&forum_id=2/#38270980) |
|
Date: May 22nd, 2019 11:27 AM Author: pink fragrant skinny woman If the number is the same but the median age is way up, it does become a burden on younger generations. I don't think it's a coincidence that there is a malaise and general depression among youth in Korea and Japan (not to mention a high suicide rate). There are things that the east asian economies do that we can certainly learn from (devoting large portion of budget to infrastructure; central control of education) but to say that it's paradise there is ridiculous. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4266567&forum_id=2/#38271464) |
|
Date: May 23rd, 2019 2:07 PM Author: Passionate White Hall Selfie link to Charles saying it's paradise there? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4266567&forum_id=2/#38277725) |
|
Date: May 22nd, 2019 9:35 AM Author: razzmatazz digit ratio cruise ship Lmao how can you possibly think South Korea is facing bigger problems than say France. South Korea MAY see its COL of life dip slightly. French people WILL slowly see their culture taken over by others. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4266567&forum_id=2/#38270978) |
|
Date: May 22nd, 2019 11:11 AM Author: provocative national security agency deer antler All they have to do is cut off olds. Fatal flaw though: country is filled with insects (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4266567&forum_id=2/#38271353) |
|
Date: May 22nd, 2019 11:29 AM Author: pink fragrant skinny woman No country is going to cut off olds. You have parents, right? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4266567&forum_id=2/#38271478) |
|
Date: May 23rd, 2019 2:06 PM Author: provocative national security agency deer antler Take care of your own parents (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4266567&forum_id=2/#38277705) |
|
Date: May 22nd, 2019 11:29 AM Author: Soul-stirring scarlet corner they need to legalize pornography and let ((())) in (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4266567&forum_id=2/#38271476) |
|
Date: September 15th, 2020 8:24 PM Author: vibrant gaping volcanic crater chaebong hyung are a huge problem there (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4266567&forum_id=2/#40926093) |
|
Date: September 15th, 2020 10:25 PM Author: glittery fantasy-prone wrinkle partner How can any homogeneous country survive without immigrants from a different race? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4266567&forum_id=2/#40926685) |
|
Date: June 26th, 2024 9:00 PM Author: Flatulent abusive field the BIRTH RATE DURR DURR (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4266567&forum_id=2/#47780946) |
|
Date: June 26th, 2024 9:26 PM Author: Duck-like Rigor Haha. This, but unironically. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4266567&forum_id=2/#47781022) |
|
Date: June 26th, 2024 9:56 PM Author: Flatulent abusive field NYUUG IS FUCKED (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4266567&forum_id=2/#47781108) |
|
Date: July 3rd, 2024 12:56 AM Author: nyuug (Gangnam WGWAG Playboy) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4266567&forum_id=2/#47804491) |
|
Date: July 3rd, 2024 1:32 AM Author: Women are 180. Serious question: why do we need so many people?
There are four times as many people on the planet today than in 1950. |
|
Date: July 3rd, 2024 2:14 AM Author: nyuug (Gangnam WGWAG Playboy) stuffwhitepeoplelike: being histrionic over BIRTH RATES (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4266567&forum_id=2/#47804554) |