UC Berkeley campus police cite street food vendor, then robs his money out of his wallet[video] - Sensationalist Headlines

[url]http://www.ktvu.com/news/uc-berkeley-campus-police-cite-street-food-vendor-then-take-his-money[/url] [QUOTE] BERKELEY, Calif. (KTVU) - When fans come out, so do the street food vendors. Outside of Saturday’s UC Berkeley game, Cal alum Martin Flores captured cellphone video of a campus police officer citing a street food vendor and going through his wallet before confiscating the cash inside. [B]He can be heard on the video arguing with an officer about why he felt he had to take the vendor's money away, when there were so many people walking around on campus drinking illegally[/B]. The video was shared thousands of times on social media with angry comments over the police officer taking the vendor’s money. Others were taking the side of the police, noting that it costs money to receive a permit, and that this vendor was skirting the law. A food vendor permit costs $240 in Berkeley and requires a lot of paperwork to fill out. [/QUOTE] Video: [url]https://streamable.com/3dvge[/url] [video]https://streamable.com/3dvge[/video] Dont know how anybody could defend this scumbag robbing an civilian over food. Even after such an overly expensive ticket.

[QUOTE]Others were taking the side of the police, noting that it costs money to receive a permit, and that this vendor was skirting the law. A food vendor permit costs $240 in Berkeley and requires a lot of paperwork to fill out.[/QUOTE] When are police in charge of dispensing [I]or[/I] collecting food vendor permits?? This sounds like a cop helping himself to someone's money under too-lax civil forfeiture laws. How's the dude supposed to afford a $240 permit if the cops steal his money from him? :suicide:

Just sorta making up his own regulations.

legal but really shitty attitude from the cops. can't pretend to be a valiant defender of the public against permitless food carts when you act like a massive cock also the dude that walks by without knowing what's going on and immediately praises the cop for "protecting us" really says a lot about rabid police worship in america. bet he doesn't sing the same tune when he gets a parking ticket

Disgusting injustice.

Facepunch has the perfect "what the fucking hell" smiley for these kind of things: :why: Literally, why? How shitty must you be to do this?

[QUOTE=elixwhitetail;52672518]When are police in charge of dispensing [I]or[/I] collecting food vendor permits?? This sounds like a cop helping himself to someone's money under too-lax civil forfeiture laws. How's the dude supposed to afford a $240 permit if the cops steal his money from him? :suicide:[/QUOTE] I agree that scenario is fucked up and a different course of action would've been appropriate, but... [QUOTE=elixwhitetail;52672518]How's the dude supposed to afford a $240 permit if the cops steal his money from him? :suicide:[/QUOTE] ...I definitely would say that a fine would be justified here. If the punishment for getting caught without a permit is just to make a person pay for the permit, why ever get a permit? Obviously he should've gotten the permit before, but he didn't. There should be a deterrent and a small fine works great for that.

[QUOTE=jesse1412;52672638]...I definitely would say that a fine would be justified here. If the punishment for getting caught without a permit is just to make a person pay for the permit, why ever get a permit? Obviously he should've gotten the permit before, but he didn't. There should be a deterrent and a small fine works great for that.[/QUOTE] You know what you do when you issue someone a fine? You hand them a citation and tell them to go downtown and either dispute it or pay it. That's procedure. You don't hand them a citation and then take all the cash in their wallet. That's a mugging.

[QUOTE=jesse1412;52672638]I agree that scenario is fucked up and a different course of action would've been appropriate, but... ...I definitely would say that a fine would be justified here. If the punishment for getting caught without a permit is just to make a person pay for the permit, why ever get a permit? Obviously he should've gotten the permit before, but he didn't. There should be a deterrent and a small fine works great for that.[/QUOTE] when i got a traffic ticket the other day the cop didn't rifle through my wallet, he handed me a ticket to pay by check or online.

[QUOTE=jesse1412;52672638] ...I definitely would say that a fine would be justified here. If the punishment for getting caught without a permit is just to make a person pay for the permit, why ever get a permit? Obviously he should've gotten the permit before, but he didn't. There should be a deterrent and a small fine works great for that.[/QUOTE] the cop took all the money from his wallet on the [I]suspicion[/I] that it was proceeds from his vending the dude has to pay for the permit and the fine, and now doesn't even have money to get home

[QUOTE=Jund;52672729]the cop took all the money from his wallet on the [I]suspicion[/I] that it was proceeds from his vending the dude has to pay for the permit and the fine, and now doesn't even have money to get home[/QUOTE] All they need is suspicion and its legal. Cops can take your car and whatever cash you got if they think you are a drug dealer for an example. Even without any real evidence. Civil forfeiture is just legalized robbery. No ifs or buts.

[QUOTE=Sky King;52672740]All they need is suspicion and its legal. Cops can take your car and whatever cash you got if they think you are a drug dealer for an example. Even without any real evidence. Civil forfeiture is just legalized robbery. No ifs or buts.[/QUOTE] yes it was legal. but completely unnecessary he did it just to be a cock

Might as well add that apparently Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill last year that should prevent law enforcement officers from using civil forfeiture for amounts under $40,000 in cash value without a criminal conviction. [url]https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB443[/url] [url]https://www.forbes.com/sites/instituteforjustice/2016/09/29/california-governor-signs-new-criminal-conviction-requirement-for-civil-forfeiture/#4a4dbbca8f05[/url]