I’m OK with this law. Stops a 20-something from going into a shop with a bag of cash and walking out with a rolex or a luxury car. Plenty of drug dealers and other gangsters do this, and the police is annoyed.
Thankfully the police can now confiscate any item on you that you can’t prove is yours and how you legally got it.
All laws apply to everyone, but not everyone is subjected to them. If you don’t have a drivers licence you’re not subject to laws related to driving a car.
Get better cops? I might not trust every cop out there, but I trust that the system will hold them to the standard that we require from them. So far it seems to work here in the Nordics.
They obviously go through the legal system so it’s not confiscated forever if you can show that it’s actually yours. This is a law designed to remove expensive items from gansters. If you’re not doing shady shit you’ll never have anything taken from you by the police.
Stops a 20-something from going into a shop with a bag of cash and walking out with a rolex or a luxury car
I’m sorry, but what exactly is the problem with that
And also I don’t know what world you’re living in where a €10k car is considered luxury (unless you’re saying all cars are luxury, in which case we may have some common ground)
If a 20-something (or any-something, more importantly) has that money and they want to spend it, what’s the problem
Why should someone be made a criminal for selling a car for cash
Criminals use it to launder money. And it’s not only €10k, it’s €10k and above. So a 20 year old with no job or income comes into a dealership, buys an Audi RS3 for €80k in cash and we’re all supposed to pretend that’s fine?
If you have over €10k in cash and want to spend it, sure, go right ahead, but you’ll need to prove where you got it from. Banks have a KYC requirements, put the money there and arrange for a bank transfer. It’s not like cash is banned.
Same with a 50 something walking into a car dealership with a briefcase full of cash. Or a 40 something buying a condo in Munich with cash. Something ain’t right here.
True but people at that age walking into places with that much cash are either white collar criminals or politicians and both are unfortunately more socially accepted than blue collar criminals.
I’m OK with this law. Stops a 20-something from going into a shop with a bag of cash and walking out with a rolex or a luxury car. Plenty of drug dealers and other gangsters do this, and the police is annoyed.
Thankfully the police can now confiscate any item on you that you can’t prove is yours and how you legally got it.
Why should people have to prove that they got things legally to the police?
People won’t have to. Criminals though…
How do you determine if someone is a criminal? Also, pretty sure the law in post applies to everyone.
All laws apply to everyone, but not everyone is subjected to them. If you don’t have a drivers licence you’re not subject to laws related to driving a car.
Everyone is subject to laws related to driving a car. They’re not going to let you off the hook just because you don’t have a licence.
Yeah, that was my point? The laws apply, but you will never have to think about them.
Idk man. I don’t trust the cops to act in the interest of the people.
Get better cops? I might not trust every cop out there, but I trust that the system will hold them to the standard that we require from them. So far it seems to work here in the Nordics.
Criminals are people. To act otherwise or to reduce their rights is the wedge issue of tyrants.
My bad, I should have said “ordenary people”.
You won’t be thanking them when a cop takes your shit because you don’t have your papers.
They obviously go through the legal system so it’s not confiscated forever if you can show that it’s actually yours. This is a law designed to remove expensive items from gansters. If you’re not doing shady shit you’ll never have anything taken from you by the police.
I’m sorry, but what exactly is the problem with that
And also I don’t know what world you’re living in where a €10k car is considered luxury (unless you’re saying all cars are luxury, in which case we may have some common ground)
If a 20-something (or any-something, more importantly) has that money and they want to spend it, what’s the problem
Why should someone be made a criminal for selling a car for cash
Criminals use it to launder money. And it’s not only €10k, it’s €10k and above. So a 20 year old with no job or income comes into a dealership, buys an Audi RS3 for €80k in cash and we’re all supposed to pretend that’s fine?
If you have over €10k in cash and want to spend it, sure, go right ahead, but you’ll need to prove where you got it from. Banks have a KYC requirements, put the money there and arrange for a bank transfer. It’s not like cash is banned.
A 20 something walking into a shop with a duffel bag full of cash is definitely suspicious
Same with a 50 something walking into a car dealership with a briefcase full of cash. Or a 40 something buying a condo in Munich with cash. Something ain’t right here.
True but people at that age walking into places with that much cash are either white collar criminals or politicians and both are unfortunately more socially accepted than blue collar criminals.
That’s completely fucked. Why do you care if somebody wants to buy something nice in cash?
Look up “civil asset forfeiture” to see where the logical conclusion of your flawed thinking ends up in practice.