I think we discussed this lawsuit some time back, but I don't recall
what thread it was in. The sheriff's police had an operation at Atlanta Hartsfield in which they would simply interdict passengers on the jetway
about to board their plane, who are under pressure to board and already
in a compliant mindset having gone through TSA's checkpoint, and search
their luggage. The passengers were generally not asserting their rights
not to comply with suspicionless warrentless search and seizure.

Oddly, nearly all of the interdicted passengers were black men.

The police claimed it was a drug sting, but given mandatory luggage
inspection at airports, courriers don't hide drugs in luggage. So, any
cash they discovered in luggage or on the passenger's person was seized.

Guilty property. Obviously it was either being used for a drugs purchase
or was the proceeds of a drugs sale.

Twi cimedians, in separate incidents, one in 2020 and the other in 2022,
wnt through this nonsense. The lawsuit settled in their favor. The
sheriff, of course, admitted no wrongdoing, but ended the sting since it
was obvious that the only motive was to seize free cash.

Steve Lehto video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6upuCfWLWYg

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On Mon, 24 Aug 2026 12:10:43 -0000 (UTC), "Adam H. Kerman"
<ahk@chinet.com> wrote:

I think we discussed this lawsuit some time back, but I don't recall
what thread it was in. The sheriff's police had an operation at Atlanta >Hartsfield in which they would simply interdict passengers on the jetway >about to board their plane, who are under pressure to board and already
in a compliant mindset having gone through TSA's checkpoint, and search
their luggage. The passengers were generally not asserting their rights
not to comply with suspicionless warrentless search and seizure.

Oddly, nearly all of the interdicted passengers were black men.

The police claimed it was a drug sting, but given mandatory luggage >inspection at airports, courriers don't hide drugs in luggage. So, any
cash they discovered in luggage or on the passenger's person was seized.

Guilty property. Obviously it was either being used for a drugs purchase
or was the proceeds of a drugs sale.

I never understood why this was allowed. If there is a crime involved
then that should be able to be proven in a court. Yet the whole point
is the LEOs want to take the money without getting in to a legal
challenge.

Twi cimedians, in separate incidents, one in 2020 and the other in 2022,
wnt through this nonsense. The lawsuit settled in their favor. The
sheriff, of course, admitted no wrongdoing, but ended the sting since it
was obvious that the only motive was to seize free cash.

Steve Lehto video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6upuCfWLWYg

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shawn <nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com> wrote:

Mon, 24 Aug 2026 12:10:43 -0000 (UTC), Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:

I think we discussed this lawsuit some time back, but I don't recall
what thread it was in. The sheriff's police had an operation at Atlanta >>Hartsfield in which they would simply interdict passengers on the jetway >>about to board their plane, who are under pressure to board and already
in a compliant mindset having gone through TSA's checkpoint, and search >>their luggage. The passengers were generally not asserting their rights
not to comply with suspicionless warrentless search and seizure.

Oddly, nearly all of the interdicted passengers were black men.

The police claimed it was a drug sting, but given mandatory luggage >>inspection at airports, courriers don't hide drugs in luggage. So, any
cash they discovered in luggage or on the passenger's person was seized.

Guilty property. Obviously it was either being used for a drugs purchase
or was the proceeds of a drugs sale.

I never understood why this was allowed.

Because it's in common law, which was incorporated into state law. The
real question is why federal courts ever recognized the cncept as common
law had to be incorporated into federa law by statute.

As BTR1701 keeps pointing out, if property is guilty, then it's entitled
to all rights at arrest and at trial, especially the right to counsel.

If there is a crime involved
then that should be able to be proven in a court. Yet the whole point
is the LEOs want to take the money without getting in to a legal
challenge.

Because the property is presumed to have committed a crime separate from
its owner.

. . .

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