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The Missouri Sate constitution requires that any proceeds from seizures go to an education fund. In Missouri, not a penny should go to the local cops. Unfortunately, local cops would frequently violate the state's constitution by turning over the seizures to the feds, who would then keep a percent and give the rest back to the local cops. Of course, the local cops should have turned it over to education, as that is clearly what the state constitution requires, but they would routinely violate the constitution and keep the proceeds for themselves.


Ah yes, Missouri. The state where, as a teenager, a highway patrolman bragged to me that he pulled a guy over and arrested him because "he was Mexican and looked at me wrong." Oh, and that guy was on the school board. And he was a church youth pastor, telling this story to the youth group.


If true, then I know of at least one local police force in Missouri that's in egregious violation of this. Can you drop a link to the relevant state code?


Well, parent said "Constitution", so the link would have to be this: http://www.sos.mo.gov/pubs/missouri_constitution.pdf

That said, I'm not finding it with a little searching and skimming. I do see gaming revenues restricted to education...




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