Re: OT federal confiscation without due process was Re: OT - in serach of Hardware re

"Clark F Morris" <cfmpublic@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 18 Sep 2006 14:27:21 -0500, "HeyBub" <heybubNOSPAM@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> 
> And how is this different from legalized theft?

It is different because you are advised to take a certain action and you are
only "robbed" if you don't comply.

Whenever I come to the US I am left in absolutely no doubt about how much
cash I can legally carry, without declaring it. The entry card states in
several languages what is allowed, and this is reinforced by large signs in
the entry halls.

Had this person declared that he was carrying the cash, and what the purpose
was, it is likely there would have been no problem.

Certainly people from other countries, where the Law may be suspect, will
probably have reservations about declaring or approaching the
Authorities,but that is hardly the fault of the US Immigration service.

Leaving that aside for a moment, who would try to pay $180,000 cash for a
vehicle? Why not get a bank draft, or a letter of credit? At the time the
sale was being negotiated, couldn't the payment arrangement be sorted out?

I have every sympathy for the man concerned, but I believe it was avoidable.

Pete.