DEA Steals $16,000 In Cash From Young Black Man, Because He Must Be A Drug Dealer

DEA Steals $16,000 In Cash From Young Black Man, Because He Must Be A Drug Dealer

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After scraping together enough money to produce a music video in Hollywood, 22-year-old Joseph Rivers set out last month on a train trip from Michigan to Los Angeles, hoping it was the start of something big. Before he made it to California, however, Rivers fell victim to a legal form of government highway robbery.

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“We don’t have to prove that the person is guilty,” Sean Waite, the agent in charge at the DEA's Albuquerque's office, told the Journal. “It’s that the money is presumed to be guilty.” The burden of proof lies with those whose property is taken, who often are forced to wage costly court battles to prove they came by their possessions legally.

:jaw-dropp

Wow.

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