Town with Fastest internet in US, etc. news

[sman]

The One-Traffic-Light Town with Some of the Fastest Internet in the U.S.

"https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/the-one-traffic-light-town-with-some-of-the-fastest-internet-in-the-us"

Man Loses Home After Failing To Pay $8.41 In Property Taxes

"https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2019/12/06/man-loses-home-after-failing-to-pay-841-in-property-taxes/#76a0a5722a20"

Hempcrete — the eco-friendly material breathing new life into Australian homes

"https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2019-12-08/carbon-neutral-hempcrete-homes-building-in-popularity/11769446"

[AdvancedSetup]

The second one is criminal. The legal authorities themselves that sanctioned and allowed such laws should be brought up on charges themselves.

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According to PLF, the entire process, as it is happening now, is nothing more than government-sanctioned theft. “Predatory government foreclosure particularly threatens the elderly, sick, and people in economic distress,”

 

[sman]

3 hours ago, AdvancedSetup said:

The second one is criminal. The legal authorities themselves that sanctioned and allowed such laws should be brought up on charges themselves.

 

Hmm.. I didn't notice that.. yes, unjust laws, which should not be allowed to continue in such arbitrary manner, with a flawed system..

[exile360]

This reminds me of the Civil Asset Forfeiture laws.  It's an insane practice that allows police to steal property belonging to others even if the owner of the property (which can be literally anything, including cash, cars, houses etc.) is not convicted, or even charged with any crime, and the cops usually get to keep it and there's nothing the property owner can do about it.  They can try and fight it in court, but that costs money (legal fees, lawyers etc.) and there's no guarantee they'll ever get their property back.

[sman]

1 hour ago, exile360 said:

This reminds me of the Civil Asset Forfeiture laws.  It's an insane practice that allows police to steal property belonging to others even if the owner of the property (which can be literally anything, including cash, cars, houses etc.) is not convicted, or even charged with any crime, and the cops usually get to keep it and there's nothing the property owner can do about it.  They can try and fight it in court, but that costs money (legal fees, lawyers etc.) and there's no guarantee they'll ever get their property back.

Ya. it's blatant abuse of the police rights and snow ome restrictions are in place in 13  states for forfeiture only in criminal conviction..

Jeff Sessions to increase US police powers to seize cash and property from suspects

"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/jeff-sessions-police-seizure-directive-cash-property-criminals-forfeitures-a7846441.html"

In recent years states have begun to clamp down on the practice. “Thirteen states now allow forfeiture only in cases where there's been a criminal conviction,” said Robert Everett Johnson of the Institute for Justice, a public interest law firm that represents forfeiture defendants.