AlphaSnake
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Driving while brown: NYC hijacking hundreds of cars driven by innocent motorists
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A small mark of what? On what? What was the small mark?
Super Nothing
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They just did a segment on it. They mostly focused on a case in Texas where there's a highway that's notorious for "Civil Asset Forfeiture." The cops there claim that you're involved in drug deals somehow and take your car. They showed that it happens all over the country too. http://ij.org/the-daily-show-takes-on-civil-forfeiture
The Cowboy
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Jesus Christ, just watched it - 5 billion (BILLION) dollars in civil fortitude profits, and that main person they spoke with getting the ultimatum of "give us the money or we'll take your children" is bloody terrifying.
heliosRAzi
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And then it's up to YOU to prove that you're innocent
Mammoth Jones
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The Government knows what's best! They're only here to help!
FlashbladeGAF
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What happened to needing a warrant to search your car?
"I smell weed."
Dude Abides
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Yes, these thousands of seizures through December 2013 mentioned in the article are clearly de Blasio's doing.
City council, presumably. There's nothing in the Constitution or state law that says only police officers have the power to seize property. Hopefully articles like this will lead to them losing this power.
bobbychalkers
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At this point, I'm just gonna avoid NYC just like I do non-beach Florida.
Kabuki Quantum Lover
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Fucking crazy. I hope Uber and the like kill the taxi industry.
Oppo
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NYC is the last place Uber will kill. the consolidated cab company there is massive.
Nealand Liquor
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It is amazing that a day can't pass without a thread that show off just how fucked up the US is.
Take your own advice, bro. 7,000 cases and we only have a few out of those that deem it as racial profiling. You need more than a few quotes in these instances to prove it is racial profiling, especially considering thread title and highlighted parts of the article.
Anyways, NYC has 8 million people and millions of drivers. I agree that this policy has a massive amount of innocents being caught into it, but don't go acting like it is such a terrible figure.
Messofanego
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Thanks for this.
PoweredBySoy
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Right. Maybe take a break from the god damn internet every once in awhile.
Country is great...
It's a racket is what it is, plain and simple.
Fart Stink
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To be fair, guys, it's not like a lot of minorities can actually afford vehicles. In many ways, it actually makes a lot of sense to go ahead and impound their vehicles, because, more often than not, I'm sure the vehicles are stolen anyways.
Actually, this probably creates good, decent jobs for many of the city's more honest races.
Actually, this probably creates good, decent jobs for many of the city's more honest races.
Fart Stink
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With that kind of geographical knowledge, maybe you are better off in Mexico. NYC is the east coast, man.
The west coast is filled with nothing but sunshine, lollipops, weed and weed-lollipops.
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
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Seriously. I can't believe this is legal. I would laugh at their face if they first pull me over, and probably best the shit outta them until cops show up of they try to detain my car.
entremet
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There's still a population with cars, although most don't drive. The outside boroughs have more car owners.
This. Why would you let them take your car if they're not police?
But NYC is on the east coast?
Either way, this sounds horrible. Why do they have the power to SEIZE your property without even being law enforcement? If I was the dude with the pregnant wife being forced to walk home in the winter, I'd be suing for sure. Guess they'll fix it when somebody dies as a result of this stupidity. Maybe.
I'm surprised in an episode of Family Feud, the category "What is method of transportation in NYC?" has Taxi Cab number one at almost 50%, with Subway in the seconds at 30s.
Family Feud staffs mustn't have polled New Yorkers.
Sho_Nuff82
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Yeah, I'm not rolling down my window unless I see a badge or a gun.
The recent TLC enforcement increase is an indirect result of the green cab program. Before green cabs these rules were not enforced because their was no other way to get a street hail in the outer boroughs.
As part of the green cabs, they hired a lot more inspectors as the stick for green cabs.
As part of the green cabs, they hired a lot more inspectors as the stick for green cabs.
Foxy Fox 39
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If you were to tell me slavery is legal in NY I would believe you.
EatinOlives
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I still don't know why these people just can't peel off when there's a non-police asshole saying stupid shit about taking your car because it has drugs in it.
EDIT: The Daily Show segment show's it's actual cops doing this? WTF?
EDIT: The Daily Show segment show's it's actual cops doing this? WTF?
adamsappel
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Are the people boasting about telling these guys to fuck off the same people who say not to question your rights when the police are violating them? Are you confident you could call the police in this incident and not end up in that selfsame "stop resisting! why are you resisting me?" situation?
Dot Matrix
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Now that the practice has been brought to light, what will the people do? Living outside of America we hear all the sensationalist stories but none of the follow up. Will people get involved locally and organise letter writing campaigns, protests, media attention events?
It seems that all that happens in these situations is that people will tut and sigh on the internet, share the article for facebook likes and shake their heads and roll their eyes while laughing at the satire shows who mention it, then just turn away and wait for next weeks outrage.
I really hope Im wrong. Id hate to think that people would let apathy or laziness stop them from opposing basic human rights infringements.
Dont get me wrong, I see it in other countries too, but in America it seems to be on a whole other level.
It seems that all that happens in these situations is that people will tut and sigh on the internet, share the article for facebook likes and shake their heads and roll their eyes while laughing at the satire shows who mention it, then just turn away and wait for next weeks outrage.
I really hope Im wrong. Id hate to think that people would let apathy or laziness stop them from opposing basic human rights infringements.
Dont get me wrong, I see it in other countries too, but in America it seems to be on a whole other level.
King Cobra
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It is literally the worst country in the world right?
No, but it might be the only one where employees of a taxi comission can legally steal your car and make you pay for it.
King Cobra
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I am not saying what they are doing is right, but they are not stealing your car. Over 7000 cases and 176 of them turned out to be driving family members and got their cars back. Let's not get to anxious to portray America as Qatar.
Angelus Errare
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Look into the free geography classes while you're there. NYC is on the east coast 😸😛
They are not law enforcement and take your car under bogus pretenses that you have to refute. And even if you prove your innocence you have to pay outstanding bills.
Does this sound like it belongs in the biggest metropolis on the planet?
Problem with our militarized world, is that they would be arriving shortly, with badges and guns to take your car. And, wait... YOU"RE COMING RIGHT AT THEM!!!!
Hopefully you wont become a thread :\
entremet
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The whole medallion system is pretty wacky and anti consumer.
The more important number is that 1,442 cases were dismissed. So 20% of their cases were dismissed. That's a pretty damning statistic.
Mammoth Jones
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Amazing just about everyone they do this to are minorities.
It's just a shakedown. Corrupt ass bullshit...
It's just a shakedown. Corrupt ass bullshit...
Messofanego
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$5 billion. They have $5 billion because of highway robbery. Goddamn.
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