The Grinch and Other Christmas Movies about Redemption

The Grinch and Other Christmas Movies about Redemption

Top of Mind with Julie Rose - Radio Archive, Episode 957 , Segment 3

Episode: Brexit, Canadian Tweets, Cornea Transplants, Civil Forfeiture

  • Dec 4, 2018 10:00 pm
  • 19:43 mins

Guest: Kirsten Hawkes, ParentPreviews.com Dr. Seuss’s holiday-hating villain is back in theater, looking pretty much the way he did when he first appeared on the page in 1957 and on-screen in 1966. Dr. Seuss wrote the lyrics to this song from the TV special himself. The latest Grinch film comes from the movie studio that brought us the quirky, cuddly Minions of Despicable Me.

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Law Enforcement Tool or Legal Theft?

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Guest: Beth Colgan, Professor of Law, UCLA It’s a little known fact that police in most states have the ability to seize property – we’re talking homes, cash, cars – if they suspect the stuff helped in committing a crime. Say, if someone were caught selling drugs, police might seize the car the suspect was driving. In many states, police can even do this before someone is even charged or convicted of a crime. The seized property often gets sold and the law enforcement keeps the cash. “Civil forfeiture” brings in millions of dollars for police every year. And for the last year, the US Justice Department has been encouraging local police departments to seize stuff as a way of funding their crime-fighting efforts.

Guest: Beth Colgan, Professor of Law, UCLA It’s a little known fact that police in most states have the ability to seize property – we’re talking homes, cash, cars – if they suspect the stuff helped in committing a crime. Say, if someone were caught selling drugs, police might seize the car the suspect was driving. In many states, police can even do this before someone is even charged or convicted of a crime. The seized property often gets sold and the law enforcement keeps the cash. “Civil forfeiture” brings in millions of dollars for police every year. And for the last year, the US Justice Department has been encouraging local police departments to seize stuff as a way of funding their crime-fighting efforts.