techdirt: Because The 4th Amendment Only Kicks In After The Fact, ‘Reasonable Suspicion’ Will Always Be Anything But by Tim Cushing:<\/p>\n
A few weeks ago, we wrote about a young man who had $16,000 “forfeited” to DEA agents while riding an Amtrak train — under the legal theory that the money was somehow involved in drug trafficking. (Not the guy carrying it. He was released without being charged — just his money.) Maybe if the man had been more careful not to appear “suspicious,” he and his money might have made it to California intact. <\/p>\n
But how can you not look “suspicious” while riding Amtrak?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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