美國海關527查獲寄自上海的假美鈔35萬美元

作者: 熊報 BEAR POST

此類偽鈔被稱為“Foreign Writing”，但是是違反聯邦法律的行為，被視為違禁品。雖然此類偽造貨幣有時被歸類為電影道具，但仍屬非法並違反了美國聯邦法律。違反者執法官員依規定可以被逮捕他們。

據美國特勤局（Secret Service）所說，“Foreign Writing”在美國每個主要城市以及大小零售商中都必需登記。全國各地的偵查人員，也將繼續與州和地方執法人員密切合作，來告ˋ知大眾並逮捕假冒偽鈔人員來降低風險。

CBP是美國海關與邊境保護局，屬國土安全部內的統一邊界機構，負責管理，控制和保護我國入境口岸及其之間的邊界。 CBP負責確保美國邊界安全，同時執行數百項法律並促進合法貿易和旅行。

In order to stop the spread of counterfeit currency, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers are always on the lookout to stop shipments with fake cash. One shipment of counterfeit currency that will not make its destination was seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at an Express Consignment Operations facility in Milwaukee on May 27. CBP seized 3,515 100-dollar bills for a total of $351,500.

The shipment arrived from Shanghai, China and was headed for a residence in Milwaukee. The parcel was selected for examination and when the parcel was opened, officers found what was later confirmed as counterfeit currency. The currency was made of poor material, was missing the required watermark, had no red and blue imbedded fibers, each bill had the same serial number, and there were Chinese letters on back of bills in red.

“The importation of counterfeit currency can pose a threat not only to the United States economy, but our national security as well,” said William Braun, Service Port Director, Milwaukee. “It is astonishing to see the contraband our officers discover on a daily basis. They continue to uncover violations of U.S. law, day after day. That is vigilance! The illegal importation of this amount of counterfeit currency has the potential to be a very serious criminal act. I give the officers credit for helping to maintain the integrity of our system and protecting the citizens of the United States.”

Counterfeit money like this, described as Foreign Writing Notes, is a violation of federal law and is considered contraband. These Foreign Writing Notes were destroyed. Counterfeit money like this is sometimes classified as motion picture or foreign writing notes, and is a violation of federal law. Violators can be arrested.

According to the Secret Service, “Foreign Writing” notes have been recorded as successfully passed in every major city in the U.S. and at both small and large retailers. Special Agents and Investigative Analysts from around the country will continue to work closely with state and local law enforcement partners to minimize risks by informing the public and apprehending those responsible for passing counterfeit. Both consumers and retailers can protect themselves from inadvertently receiving a Motion Picture or Foreign Writing notes by quickly glancing at the note to ensure it does not read “For Motion Picture Use Only” or display bright pink Chinese characters.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged with the management, control and protection of our nation’s borders at and between official ports of entry. CBP is charged with securing the borders of the United States while enforcing hundreds of laws and facilitating lawful trade and travel.

原文出處 CBP

熊報 BEAR POST

美國左翼走火入魔，政治正確走向極端。

房東經濟學

由于喬治.弗洛伊德之死，美國的抗議仍在繼續，甚至蔓延到了歐洲，但事情早已開始變味。

爲追求公平正義而呐喊，那確實是一道“亮麗的風景線”，但暴力活動則是玷汙了抗議的初心。

這兩天我看到一個很不好的消息，明州當地的抗議者將全美最古老的科幻書店和藏書最多的推理書店燒成廢墟。

雨果叔叔科幻書店和埃德加叔叔推理書店位于明尼阿波利斯市，僅一牆之隔，店主都是當地傳奇書商Don Blyly。雨果叔叔的科幻書店成立于1974年，是全美曆史最悠久的科幻書店；埃德加叔叔的推理書店成立于1980年，是全美藏書最多的推理書店之一。兩家書店備受讀者歡迎，是明尼阿波利斯的文化地標，藏書超過十萬冊，有包括《星船傘兵》在內的衆多科幻小說初本，如今被一把火燒爲灰燼，是文化領域的重要損失。雖然店主表示他將會在原址上重建書店，可那些化爲灰燼的有重大意義的書籍初本卻不可能再複原了。

兩家書店的原貌

兩家書店現在的樣子

燒書，這是我們在兩千多年以前犯過的錯誤，沒想到在二十一世紀的美國還能上演這一幕，這些激進的暴力參與者真的關心喬治、關心美國的民權發展嗎？

另外有一個問題我表示好奇：如果這次死的不是一個黑人，而是一個華裔，美國和歐洲會有這麽大的反應嗎？

如果不會，又怎麽讓人相信現在這些喊著Black Lives Matter（黑人的命重要）的人會在乎其他人的生命呢？

知錯就改

這次美國街頭運動到目前爲止已經取得了不少實質性成果，這些成果包括但不限于：

（1）四個涉事警察全部被起訴，其中跪殺黑人喬治的白人警察德裏克·沙文受到的指控升級爲“二級謀殺”，他的妻子也決定和他離婚；

喬治弗洛伊德案中的另外三個涉事警察

（2）多個其他地區在彈壓抗議運動時有過激暴力行爲的警察被停職；

（3）川普曾要求動用軍隊平爆，但遭到美國防長以及各州地方官員的拒絕；

（4）美國多個政客、民間組織，以及其他多國政要紛紛出面支持平等對待黑人的訴求；

（5）明尼阿波裏斯等地考慮對現有警察體系進行徹底改革，轉向基于社區聯防爲主的安保制度。如果實施，將在未來大幅降低喬治.弗洛伊德案在未來重演的可能性。

盡管如此，仍然有抗議者繼續使出極端手段，進行著沒有目的的破壞。我們已經看不懂他們究竟是在反對警察暴力、反對種族歧視、還是在反美？

美國警察的難處

殺死喬治的白人警察名叫德裏克.沙文，他在執法過程中沒有人性、釀成大錯、罪不可赦，這點是所有人公認的。

但用這一個案例來說明美國警察甚至是全社會都普遍歧視黑人又有些牽強。

我們分析問題時要換位思考：美國警察執勤的難度和面臨的風險遠高于其他國家，因爲美國是個全民持槍的社會，這意味著警察在違法者面前可能也是一個弱勢群體，美國左翼喜歡反複給人灌輸所謂的“政治正確”，但如果警察也搞這種“政治正確”去做踐行白左的聖母精神，說不定第二天罪犯逍遙法外的同時自己就要蓋上星條旗了。

我們先看看下面這個視頻，如果當事警察幸存並且在未來執勤的時候再次遇到黑人違法者，他們心裏會不會有陰影呢？

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