ctdonath
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(Godwin's Law & Correlary aside...the point must be re-iterated...)
There is a HUGE difference between siezing a criminal's assets (even if glued to his teeth), vs. taking every conceivable asset from genocide victims.
Asset forfieture (sp?) laws in the US are insane. That police can take one's assets, especially ones unrelated to the transgression in question, prior to a guilty verdict is unacceptable; that charges can be brought against inanimate objects independent of the owner thereof is downright insane. That such behavior can be considered acceptable and reasonable is a sign of diseased minds.
As bad as such laws are, they in no way measure up to the "Nazi" label. The criminal in question was able to call a lawyer, go to court, get a verdict in his favor, and continue to enjoy his adorned teeth. Had the "Nazi" label applied, there would be no lawyer, there would be no court, the verdict to his objection would be "shut up" shortly followed by a bullet, and the gold on his teeth would be chiseled out of his decomposing head.
There's also a difference between gold fillings as a medical necessity vs. jewelry glued to teeth.
There is a HUGE difference between siezing a criminal's assets (even if glued to his teeth), vs. taking every conceivable asset from genocide victims.
Asset forfieture (sp?) laws in the US are insane. That police can take one's assets, especially ones unrelated to the transgression in question, prior to a guilty verdict is unacceptable; that charges can be brought against inanimate objects independent of the owner thereof is downright insane. That such behavior can be considered acceptable and reasonable is a sign of diseased minds.
As bad as such laws are, they in no way measure up to the "Nazi" label. The criminal in question was able to call a lawyer, go to court, get a verdict in his favor, and continue to enjoy his adorned teeth. Had the "Nazi" label applied, there would be no lawyer, there would be no court, the verdict to his objection would be "shut up" shortly followed by a bullet, and the gold on his teeth would be chiseled out of his decomposing head.
There's also a difference between gold fillings as a medical necessity vs. jewelry glued to teeth.