Comment by FireBeyond

Comment by FireBeyond 3 days ago

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There is a really simple difference here.

The couple who foreclosed on a BoA branch got a court order to do so, otherwise the deputies would not have enforced it.

Seizing money in your trunk because you had a tail light out because you have a "suspicion" that the money is somehow criminal does not have the same standard.

I don't think many people have a concern with that.

So sure, maybe, "any attempt by law enforcement to carry out civil asset forfeiture absent a valid court order shall be a felony".

_DeadFred_ 3 days ago

Or maybe law enforcement should only be empowered to carry out criminal asset forfeiture.