Yes, its a real concern now if you have cash or liquidity, or even operate your own business. All of these can make you easy targets for those hunting for plunder. The saddest part of all is that they know fighting for your property is so expensive that it often isn't pursued unless for hundreds of thousands or millions. In the case of your article, he had to spend more than the amount seized. I once got stopped with 900 dollars on me and the police officer was desperate to find a reason he could justify seizing it. Over 900 dollars he accused me of being behind "break-ins in the area." He also said that to have "that large of an amount of cash" I must be dealing drugs, then threatened to seize the money. Moments like that are when you realize how everything really works. Most arrests now end in plea deals, most police interactions are fund raising for the courts through ticketing. Most people cant dream of affording good legal aid and thus get public pretenders that encourage them to take any deal that is offered.

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