https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/08/18/civil-asset-forfeiture-explained/74802279007/
Old legal quirk lets police take your money with little reason, critics say
Jeanine Santucci USA TODAY
Published 5:08 a.m. ET Aug. 18, 2024 Updated 11:46 a.m. ET Aug. 18, 2024
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Law enforcement was able to take the money through a controversial practice called civil asset forfeiture. Advocates against the practice say it amounts to legalized government theft, at times from ordinary, innocent Americans.
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Civil forfeiture has been effectively eliminated in only North Carolina, Nebraska, New Mexico and Maine, according to the Institute for Justice. But dozens of other states have tried reforming their laws. Some have elevated the standard for burden of proof that law enforcement has to have to seize property. Others have improved the transparency of their procedures, Rulli said.
A federal loophole makes it easier for law enforcement agencies across the country to evade state reforms. The federal government isn’t beholden to state laws, Rulli said, so law enforcement agencies can call federal authorities in, which will seize property and split the profits with the local agencies.
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This is unConstitutional trickery that the Gooferment at all levels pulls on “We, The Sheeple”.
I find the Gooferment’s conduct immoral, ineffective, and inefficient. As well as untrustworthy.
Hopefully you do too!
Argh!
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