Newsgroups: alt.hemp,alt.drugs,talk.political.drugs
From:  ()
Subject: Guess what I saw
Date: Wed, 11 May 1994 06:01:12 GMT

Earlier today I got to see the 1000+ page manual concerning RICO (sp?), the
governments rules and policies concerning the seizure of drug-related goods
(cars, boats, houses, etc.)  What I saw amazed me.

For each item taken, there is to be 35,000 documents concerning this item. 
The reason being the accused drug-dealer can't afford an attorney to sift
through 35,000 papers.

Instead of a CRIMINAL offense, it is charged as a CIVIL offense.  This
takes away all your amendments.  Basically, you have to prove to them you
are right rather than them prove you were wrong.

Some of the people the book said _not_ to go after are:

 Celebrities
 Congressmen
 Politicians
 Drug-cartels (think of the corrupt politicians they could bring down)
 

There's more, but this is what stuck out in my mind.

And the government enforces it.  To the letter.