Civil forfeiture is a legal process that gives law enforcement power to take property allegedly connected to a crime.
Civil Forfeiture law is bad law. Notice the word allegedly,
with no right of return of said property, that once in the hands of “the authorities” could be gone forever. The Founder’s are rolling over you know where.
Civil forfeiture should not provide incentive for anyone, or any agency of Government to seek after someones property for gain.
Well said.
Legalized looting for police departments.
I agree 100%. The 4th and 5th Amendments mean what they say: The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated . . . be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation. Civil forfeiture laws lack legitimacy, since they involve taking property without what any reasonable person would consider due process.
I don't like pedophiles, drug dealers, or democrats at all, but even the worst among us are entitled to due process, and civil forfeiture does not provide due process. Not liking a group is not a valid reason for taking property without due process, including proof beyond a reasonable doubt of guilt and of a link between the crime and the property.