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Database | Civil asset forfeiture in Virginia, 2008-2013

A previous post on FR mentioned Holder's actions on this issue.

** Cold day in hell I support something that he is behind.

HOLDER ‘DE-INCENTIVIZES’ COPS ON DRUG WAR SEIZURES

[Timber Rattler]

"It allows us to be able to afford equipment and training for officers and prosecutors," he said. "It relieves tax payers from a part of that burden."

Yeah, by outright stealing from folks, due process be damned.

[Wolfie]

It was all fun and games when they were only doing it to the druggies.

[I want the USA back]

The fascists in government really don’t want the citizens to own anything. “ownership” and “private property” are things they hate, and they do everything they can to eliminate them.

Any law that allows this seizure is invalid.

[WayneS]

Civil asset forfeiture is perfectly okay - AFTER someone has been convicted of a crime; and when the assets being forfeited are the proceeds of the criminal activity for which said someone has been convicted.

Giving law enforcement the power to seize, and then KEEP, the assets of persons who have merely been arrested, or even charged, but NOT convicted, is simply wrong.

[WayneS]

If Cole's bill passes, the loss of both state and federal sources of asset forfeiture funds could put a significant dent in local law enforcement budgets.

Okay.

Maybe it's time we seriously revisit our approach to our criminal code.

That would make things easier on all three branches of our government and enable us to reduce ALL of their budgets.

[Savage Beast]

What we need is a prohibition against the seizure-of-assets’ benefitting the politicians in Washington.

[ConservingFreedom]

The ACLU and the Tea Party are among the groups supporting the legislation

=8O