cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/13349939

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/13145612

(edit) Would someone please ship some counterfeit money through there and get it confiscated, so the police can then be investigated for spending counterfeit money?

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Why would you not just use USPS wtf

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That’s your takeaway from this story?!

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People can take two things away at once. Indiana is just as corrupt as ever (but in this fun new flavour!) and the reason you use USPS over another carrier is that USPS has federal protections and UPS/FedEx have none of those (and also they are bootlicking scum)

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Your response seems to be “why don’t people use the government backed service” and not “wholy shit I live in a Kleptocracy”

It seems to be a combination of victim blaming (thier fault for not shipping with USPS) and the normalization of tyranny (if the states ever wanted to water that liberty tree now would be a good time).

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So, don’t ship boxes of money. Bank transfers or checks. If you’re getting garnished, I’m sorry to say, but pay your debts. (garnished =/= police confiscation)

I don’t agree with this civil forfeiture either, but what are you actually able to do about it? Legal fees will outpace recovering the money no matter what, especially since they’ll have you prove a negative by claiming it is drug money or something. Don’t mail boxes of cash.

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What debts are you talking about? Do you think that these people owed money?

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Disclaimer: I don’t agree with this person.

But they’re aluding to the fact that one of the main reasons people don’t use banks is because they owe someone money and their bank accounts are able to be garnished. The only sure fire way to keep your money from being garnished is to keep it as physical cash.

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Yeah, Grandmothers sending cash for birthdays was where my mind was going.

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This is not garnish because it went to the police department. Garnished wage goes to the debt payment

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Correct. I am referring to the “what about” objection of not using banks because of debt collection

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It is not illegal to send money by mail and there are legitimate reasons to do so. This is a blatant money grab by a corrupt government.

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I don’t agree with this civil forfeiture either, but what are you actually able to do about it?

Well yeah that’s part of why cops are far worse than burglars.

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What a mess (︶︹︺)

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Would someone please ship some counterfeit money through there and get it confiscated, so the police can then be investigated for spending counterfeit money?

They will just arrest whoever sent it for distributing it.

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AC AB

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