Comedians sue over drug search program at Atlanta airport

FTA: &quot;Those 402 stops resulted in three reported drug seizures: about 10 grams of drugs from one passenger, 26 grams of “suspected THC gummies” from another, and six prescription pills without a prescription from a third, the lawsuit says. Only the first and third person were charged.<p>Those 402 stops also yielded more than $1 million in cash and money orders from a total of 25 passengers.&quot;<p>Sounds like a government sanctioned shakedown operation with a thin veneer of the drug war to explain it. Sickening. Civil forfeiture must stop.

I interned with the Clayton County Public Defender&#x27;s office years ago, when an &quot;early mid-life crisis&quot; pulled me out of the tech industry to pursue a law degree for a few years.<p>I have zero doubt that this is racial profiling. However, it&#x27;s even more sad to note that Clayton County is majority-Black. Its Board of Commissioners, District Attorney, Chief of Police, and Sheriff are all Black. (As as side note, do some Googling on Sheriff Victor Hill... I&#x27;m amazed that no one has made a movie about him yet.)<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.claytoncountyga.gov&#x2F;government&#x2F;board-of-commissioners&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.claytoncountyga.gov&#x2F;government&#x2F;board-of-commissi...</a><p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.claytoncountyga.gov&#x2F;government&#x2F;district-attorney&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.claytoncountyga.gov&#x2F;government&#x2F;district-attorney...</a><p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.claytonpolice.com&#x2F;chief-of-police&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.claytonpolice.com&#x2F;chief-of-police&#x2F;</a><p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.claytoncountyga.gov&#x2F;government&#x2F;sheriff&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.claytoncountyga.gov&#x2F;government&#x2F;sheriff&#x2F;</a><p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.ajc.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;atlanta-news&#x2F;timeline-clayton-county-sheriff-victor-hills-time-in-office&#x2F;JZCHPVN7MNHYHACHHOLBSTRCII&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.ajc.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;atlanta-news&#x2F;timeline-clayton-count...</a><p>Just an uncomfortable reminder that even changing the people at the top of the system doesn&#x27;t change how the system works, or what it fundamentally is.

Sounds like they&#x27;re lookign to fill cop coffers with illegally obtained &quot;civil asset forfeiture&quot; dollars. This is not an uncommon thing in southern and midwest states, especially against people of color

Amazing that carrying any amount of cash is deemed illegal.

Reminder that civil asset forfeiture amounts for more loss than burglary each year

really great men!<p>on &#x27;can we search your bag?&#x27; maybe answer: &#x27;do I have a choice?&#x27; may help<p>but I am sure that being scared of losing the flight will just make you say: &#x27;yes, you can&#x27;