tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post2142488831202419866..comments2024-03-29T00:30:47.101-04:00Comments on Lehigh Valley Ramblings: NorCo DA to Drug Dealers: We Will Take Your Money, Car, House Bernie O'Harehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-25779581656978013152016-09-01T10:47:28.350-04:002016-09-01T10:47:28.350-04:00Absolutely, and a proven deterrence. Sorry, but i ...Absolutely, and a proven deterrence. Sorry, but i don't want drugs on the street that kill people. Weed is fine, but not heroin. Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-43138036030865247022016-09-01T09:12:49.145-04:002016-09-01T09:12:49.145-04:00Do you really believe this is a deterrent?
Also...Do you really believe this is a deterrent? <br /><br />Also, what does it mean that he only takes homes of "convicted" drug dealers. Does that mean he takes money and vehicles from unconnected dealers? <br /><br />The drug war is a disgrace and this is one example of the court-prison system being counter productive and destructive to communities. The drugs are not going away. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-80784448551820147412016-08-26T10:50:38.020-04:002016-08-26T10:50:38.020-04:005:22, If you want to advocate changes in drug laws...5:22, If you want to advocate changes in drug laws, and I would agree with respect to marijuana, you get nowhere by posting anonymous comments on blogs. Just saying. Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-85276005351198728952016-08-26T10:46:33.940-04:002016-08-26T10:46:33.940-04:00Morganelli only goes after the guilty. He was ques...Morganelli only goes after the guilty. He was questioned on this point last year. He agrees abuse is possible. Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-80840240268176991762016-08-26T10:40:56.826-04:002016-08-26T10:40:56.826-04:00seizing property and assets can be abused.
somehow...seizing property and assets can be abused.<br />somehow when buffy scores a bag of weed and gets pinched while driving daddy's Volvo--<br />that vehicle gets overlooked.<br />the biggest problem is that assets can be seized without a conviction.<br />try<br />http://www.pennlive.com/news/2015/12/cumberland_county_da_disputes.html<br /><br />"The ACLU report, titled "Forfeiture in the Shadows," says Cumberland County collected more than $400,000 annually from forfeitures in 2012-13 and 2013-14, which was about 10 percent of its budget."<br />"In addition, the report says:<br /><br />Twenty-two percent of forfeitures are brought against people who have not been found guilty of a related crime.<br />In approximately 70 percent of cases, prosecutors get property owners to sign "settlement" agreements, usually without any judicial oversight or attorney representation.<br />Only 4.7 percent of the money seized for forfeiture was ever returned to property owners.<br />Property owners lost every cash-only case involving less than $365."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-60340009776308566592016-08-26T07:31:16.416-04:002016-08-26T07:31:16.416-04:00ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ - still won't get to b...ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ - still won't get to be AGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-43001478747029486122016-08-26T07:25:20.872-04:002016-08-26T07:25:20.872-04:00We need a new approach. Agreed. JM is another war...We need a new approach. Agreed. JM is another warrior in the failed war on drugs. In some places civil asset forfeiture has created a perverse incentive for law enforcement. The focus should be more on treatment, not locking people up and taking their stuff. <br /><br />"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." -ACLU Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-19207748853679619762016-08-26T05:22:43.452-04:002016-08-26T05:22:43.452-04:00Makes a great headline and means more of the same ...Makes a great headline and means more of the same war on drugs that have made addiction and associated crime markedly worse under John's tenure. Einstein's definition of insanity come to mind. We need a new approach. The current one is killing people and ruining more and more lives. But it provides lots of public sector jobs. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-69004777919306809662016-08-26T01:15:53.951-04:002016-08-26T01:15:53.951-04:00At least the DA is putting the money back to the c...At least the DA is putting the money back to the communities he serves. Lehigh County uses the money to fund the DA's bloated task forces which consists of retired police officers making good money in their police pensions. [Double dipping]! Most of these political patronage jobs are there to make the DA look like a robust crime fighter; when the truth is their effectiveness is very questionable. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-81215015731623014602016-08-26T00:13:27.165-04:002016-08-26T00:13:27.165-04:00Every year. By the Controller.Every year. By the Controller.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-8856554139967744142016-08-26T00:08:36.865-04:002016-08-26T00:08:36.865-04:00Is this money audited by anyone?Is this money audited by anyone?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com