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The law was meant to seize property from drug dealers since they made their money illegally. Instead, the cops use a loophole to go after average citizens and they can seize property and cash without even charging the person with a crime. If the people are innocent and want their possessions and money back, it's up to them to prove their innocence. Most don't fight since it's expensive and often would cost more than they lost. Many have fought and won, though it's a small percent that even try.
A private company trains police and encourages them to seize property, which is shared between the department and the feds. They talk about the gold mine cops are sitting on regarding routine traffic stops and the seizure of money and property. This practice of seizing assets with no criminal charges filed and no convictions is increasing as police ensure their job security by bringing in more money.
No citizen should ever be in a position to have to prove their innocence. Burden of proof is on the accuser, or should be. And no one should ever lose their money or property without being convicted of a crime.
This must be changed before rogue cops steal more from the public.
Aggressive police take hundreds of millions of dollars from motorists not charged with crimes The Washington Post
A private company trains police and encourages them to seize property, which is shared between the department and the feds. They talk about the gold mine cops are sitting on regarding routine traffic stops and the seizure of money and property. This practice of seizing assets with no criminal charges filed and no convictions is increasing as police ensure their job security by bringing in more money.
No citizen should ever be in a position to have to prove their innocence. Burden of proof is on the accuser, or should be. And no one should ever lose their money or property without being convicted of a crime.
This must be changed before rogue cops steal more from the public.
Aggressive police take hundreds of millions of dollars from motorists not charged with crimes The Washington Post