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[Rudeboyelvis]

I've been chastised for linking anything from Infowars/Alex Jones in the past.

Hmmph.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Rudeboyelvis

I've been chastised for linking anything from Infowars/Alex Jones in the past.

Hmmph.

your comment made me look for more info.

The U.S. Justice Department’s criminal head said banks may need to go beyond filing suspicious activity reports when they encounter a risky customer.


“The vast majority of financial institutions file suspicious activity reports when they suspect that an account is connected to nefarious activity,” said assistant attorney general Leslie Caldwell in a Monday speech, according to prepared remarks. “But, in appropriate cases, we encourage those institutions to consider whether to take more action: specifically, to alert law enforcement authorities about the problem.”


now, i'm sure one could turn this into 'cops calling people on 5k withdrawals'...but it seems the original article may be hysterical hyperbole.
we encourage to consider doesn't mean 'call the cops every time or else'.
well, to me it doesn't.

[somerfrost]

Originally Posted by Danzig

your comment made me look for more info.

The U.S. Justice Department’s criminal head said banks may need to go beyond filing suspicious activity reports when they encounter a risky customer.


“The vast majority of financial institutions file suspicious activity reports when they suspect that an account is connected to nefarious activity,” said assistant attorney general Leslie Caldwell in a Monday speech, according to prepared remarks. “But, in appropriate cases, we encourage those institutions to consider whether to take more action: specifically, to alert law enforcement authorities about the problem.”


now, i'm sure one could turn this into 'cops calling people on 5k withdrawals'...but it seems the original article may be hysterical hyperbole.
we encourage to consider doesn't mean 'call the cops every time or else'.
well, to me it doesn't.

Still seems to me that us innocent folks have nothing to worry about, of course in my case withdrawing that much money at once isn't a concern...to me this is an example of "Chicken Little" syndrome.

[GenuineRisk]

Oh, Rupert, I love when you play Right Wing Telephone. More! More!

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by Danzig

your comment made me look for more info.

The U.S. Justice Department’s criminal head said banks may need to go beyond filing suspicious activity reports when they encounter a risky customer.


“The vast majority of financial institutions file suspicious activity reports when they suspect that an account is connected to nefarious activity,” said assistant attorney general Leslie Caldwell in a Monday speech, according to prepared remarks. “But, in appropriate cases, we encourage those institutions to consider whether to take more action: specifically, to alert law enforcement authorities about the problem.”


now, i'm sure one could turn this into 'cops calling people on 5k withdrawals'...but it seems the original article may be hysterical hyperbole.
we encourage to consider doesn't mean 'call the cops every time or else'.
well, to me it doesn't.

I am hopeful that they would only do it in extreme cases where there was good reason to believe that a crime was committed. But considering their track record, I doubt it. Look at what they did to these totally innocent people:

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/26/us...ired.html?_r=1

[jms62]

Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin

I am hopeful that they would only do it in extreme cases where there was good reason to believe that a crime was committed. But considering their track record, I doubt it. Look at what they did to these totally innocent people:

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/26/us...ired.html?_r=1

http://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/inv...top-and-seize/

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by jms62

http://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/inv...top-and-seize/

every time i see something like that article....it just burns me up.
as for the irs, there's something wrong when in a place where we're supposed to be innocent til proven guilty, the exact opposite goes on with them.
they audit you, you have to prove your stuff was right, the burden is on you to prove innocence.
that's also why when people say 'why don't you want to be stopped/searched/questioned? if you're innocent, you have nothing to hide'. no, our fourth amendment is there for a reason. there's already overreach by the police and the highers up they serve (it is no longer the case that the cops serve the community, they serve the powers that be). does anyone really want to prove to the police, like the irs, that you're innocent?

[jms62]

Originally Posted by Danzig

every time i see something like that article....it just burns me up.
as for the irs, there's something wrong when in a place where we're supposed to be innocent til proven guilty, the exact opposite goes on with them.
they audit you, you have to prove you're stuff was right, the burden is on you to prove innocence.
that's also why when people say 'why don't you want to be stopped/searched/questioned? if you're innocent, you have nothing to hide'. no, our fourth amendment is there for a reason. there's already overreach by the police and the highers up they serve (it is no longer the case that the cops serve the community, they serve the powers that be). does anyone really want to prove to the police, like the irs, that you're innocent?

I highly recommend the following book.

http://www.amazon.com/Divide-America...e+great+divide