Nastybutler@lemmy.worldtoProgressive Politics@lemmy.world•The Amount of Police Civil Forfeiture is Now More than All Civilian Theft and Burglary Combined
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7 hours agoThese laws, like so many, were initially put into place to punish drug dealers. But like most laws geared towards the War on Drugs™ the cops realized they could use it against anyone and gleefully have ever since. It’s not just money, they’ll seize a person’s home even if the homeowner had no idea their child or guest had drugs there.
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