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    1. …in reply to @gordon_alive
      @JoeR77502181 @NYCPBA_GC @Eat_Your_Crooks @NYCMayor No one can speak to the motives of 38k officers, but 2 things: In places where laws get changed to leave officers (and their pensions) out of the forfeiture pie, seizures drop off a cliff There’s plenty of anecdotal evidence that cops seize cash for their organization’s profit.
  1. …in reply to @augustf
    @JoeR77502181 @NYCPBA_GC @Eat_Your_Crooks @NYCMayor This is in no way suggesting New York is uniquely bad-it’s not by a long shot. See Texas below: dallasnews.com/news/crime/headlines/20100122-East-Texas-DA-faces-civil-rights-860.ece But here’s our state’s status: ij.org/pfp-state-pages/pfp-new-york/