Comment by djrogers
7 years ago
I don’t think we have enough data to say it’s ‘very typically seized’ - certainly it is at times, and in egregious and outrageous fashion, but I don’t think ‘very typically’ is accurate.
I personally have on many occasions had well in excess of 10,000 on my person and have never had it seized.
And you were pulled over, and it was discovered?
I mean, even if you were, that constitutes X data points, which is hardly representative.
You're asking him to prove a negative. The onus should be on you.
Not at all - one can very reasonably assume that 'very frequently' means after it has been discovered during a traffic stop, in which case it is valid to ask how often djrogers has been in that situation.
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@lostcolony didn’t ask anyone to prove anything. I just read his comment; he merely asked for clarification.
Without a conclusive study, the only proven conclusion is that "large amounts of cash are sometimes seized, sometimes not". However, a study could reveal that this happens very typically, or not very typically (for some definition of typical). In either case, that is not proving a negative.
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Did police ever search you, find that cash, and not take it? Congratulations on your privilege. Lots of other people, including those without bank accounts or other means of moving their wealth around, have lost money this way.
More than $10k in cash is considered "evidence of criminal activity" in many jurisdictions.
It's one thing to have a few bank envelopes with $10k in cash and a withdrawal receipt in a zip lock bag or something that's pretty obviously non-criminal. It's another thing to get pulled over in a $90/day rental with $15k hidden under a blanket in the trunk. The latter will almost always end up getting seized.