"I need to open my eyes".

Exactly, and good for him for reaching that point. It's unfortunate that so few people even grasp the significance of what happened in Canada.

It's like these people who say ... well, I don't travel with $8K in my car, so therefore I don't care about civil forfeiture laws permitting this stuff that's been happening.

And then one day it's .... Oh wait, ... now it's $800 and they'll just take it? Without believing that I had a good reason for keeping $800 in cash in my glove compartment? But I'm not a criminal!!! I can't believe this!!! How did we get here????

We need to open our eyes, with anything and everything that infringes on our rights.