74 sats \ 7 replies \ @StillStackinAfterAllTheseYears 25 Apr \ on: Civil Forfeiture And Samurai Mixed Bitcoin bitcoin
Entire police departments fund themselves with this bs. I hate it so much.
I was just watching some show a few weeks ago where a cop was showing off a new seized vehicle with a powerful engine which is now being used for pursuits.
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Hold up. What do you mean "fund"? Isn't the seizure indended to be temporary? To return to/compensate the victims (as eventually ruled by court)?
The proceeding allows the court to gather anyone with an interest in the property in the same case and resolve all the issues with the property at one time.
I don't see how the final outcome can ever be that the property becomes a permanent asset of the Police or the State.
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Oh, you sweet summer child.
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Sorry, was being flip. But the term is "forfeiture" for a reason -- it's seized and forfeited to the state, but while there are often goals of "helping victims," (sometimes even met), this can also be done (in their opinion) by better funding the police force.
There are some instances of recovery, but not if the person's convicted (of pretty much anything).
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I do understand that "forfeiture" means it becomes property of the state. But the quote I put earlier implied to me that this is done just so that it can be "sorted out" in the court. I understand that there may be cases where a property is in danger of vanishing forever and this makes sense.
But as formulated, it is clear to me that the property in question should be returned to their rightful owners (or auctioned off for compensation). After all, the state has no business in owning random cars, guns or bricks of cocaine.
If, as you imply, this is vastly not the case, it means the system is greatly ineffective. Either cases take too long to get settled, or the police take improper custody, or citizens are unaware of (or can't afford) legal proceedings required for just recovery.
Either way, sad state of affairs.
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Either way, sad state of affairs.
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