By Stewart Price, President, National Motorists Association In the 1976 movie, “Network,” Howard Beale, who plays an agitated news anchor, spouts, “I’m as mad as hell and I’m not going to take this anymore!” As strange as this scene may be, I know firsthand how truly pissed off many of you are. I’ve heard your […]
June 19, 2022 • CAF,
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CIVIL,
civil asset forfeiture,
CIVIL FORFEITURE,
DUE PROCESS,
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INDIANA,
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NMA,
POLICING FOR PROFIT,
Traffic stops Initially created to take down drug lords, civil asset forfeiture has morphed into an excuse by federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies to confiscate cash and other property regardless of whether a person is charged with a crime. The Indiana Supreme Court recently ruled that the government must prove it is ‘entitled’ to keep […]
May 1, 2022 • EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
LEGISLATION,
NEWSLETTER,
NORTH CAROLINA,
POLICING FOR PROFIT,
Red-Light Cameras,
REVENUE GENERATION,
TICKET CAMERA,
TICKET FINES,
TICKET REVENUE Red-light cameras have once again been declared unconstitutional in North Carolina. No one is surprised because this is the second time RLCs have been declared in violation of state law. Policing for profit, even if it is allegedly designed to benefit the school systems, always has a stench about it. Case in point—the city of Greenville […]
March 6, 2022 • EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
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POLICING FOR PROFIT,
Predatory Towing,
REVENUE GENERATION,
SPEED TRAP,
TICKET FINES,
TICKET REVENUE,
TOWING,
Traffic Tickets Have you ever gone on a road trip and been caught in a speed trap in some little town in the middle of nowhere? That’s what happened to many motorists who drove through Brookside, Alabama in the last few years. The state’s Appleseed Center of Law and Justice has dubbed this town of 1,200 the […]
August 16, 2020 • CIVIL,
DELAWARE,
DUE PROCESS,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
NEWSLETTER,
POLICING FOR PROFIT,
Red-Light Camera Tickets,
TICKET FIGHTING,
TICKET FINES,
TRAFFIC CAMERA,
Traffic Tickets The Delaware Supreme Court ruled recently that red-light camera ticket fines under $100 cannot be appealed beyond local courts. Delaware Code Section 4101 states: “A person found responsible for a civil traffic offense shall have a right of repeal only in those cases in which the civil penalty imposed exceeds $100.” Stanley Lowicki challenged his […]
