American shakedown: Police won't charge you, but they'll grab your money

"We The People" allow it.

Most people assume if they obey the law, they have nothing to worry about. Our rights are just a way for criminals to get away with crime.

I had the city of Olympia, WA extort money out of me. They said they'd file misdemeanor charges against me, but if I just paid them $100, they'd make it all go away. A bail forfeiture, they called it.