Woohoo … Finally, Some Good News We Can Use
My life just got a helluva lot safer …
State high court limits seizure of cars of prostitution and drug suspects
A sharply divided California Supreme Court ruled Thursday that local governments cannot confiscate the vehicles of drivers arrested on suspicion of buying drugs or soliciting prostitutes, a decision law enforcement officials say will greatly curtail their efforts to crack down on such crimes.
The ruling came against a Stockton ordinance that allowed the seizure of a vehicle immediately after the driver’s arrest, but it essentially overturns the laws of more than two dozen cities from Oakland to Los Angeles.
In its 4-3 decision, the court ruled that only the state can mete out punishment for drug and prostitution offenses, and that without authorization from the Legislature, cities can’t pass seizure ordinances that are harsher than state and federal laws. Even drivers suspected of buying a small amount of marijuana — a low-level crime punishable by a $100 fine — faced seizures under many ordinances.
ooh i love that new category.
I thought we had that category at the old site, no?
I always meet mine at the motel, so I don;t worry about that.
I mean, that’s a shame that people can’t have sex without worrying if their car will be seized.