The post is about civil forfeiture, which is a law. It was not primarily about buying and selling stuff, or business in general. Civil asset forfeiture laws affect people whether or not they are involved in commerce.
45 sats \ 3 replies \ @AG 4h
omg, I don't even know what "civil forfeiture" is... Thanks for explaining though, it do make more sense now that I know you were a lawyer ;)
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It is a very strange, unjust law.
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101 sats \ 1 reply \ @wingalt 4h
Asset seizures is typical communist playbook disguised in the west under shady regulations, the multiplication of these instances shows which directly the country is going to
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ah, a playbook! i will use this term on normies. a sports game analogy such as american football might actually work, since there are many silly "laws" there, which nonetheless have serious effects on people's lives.
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civil asset forfeiture sounds like legislation, not law. euphemism for not-your-cheese.
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Legislation is really a subset of law- law enacted by a legislative body. Whatever you call it, it's theft.
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43 sats \ 1 reply \ @zapsammy 2h
regardless of the rhetoric, we all agree on the reality of the situation. dishonor of the trust occurs very often, thru presumptions.
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Exactly
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