It has been suggested that this is a way to cripple Soros & other Globalists. I am uncomfortable with apparent abandonment of the innocent until proven guilty but perhaps there is more here than meets they eye and for that type of prey you need a powerful harpoon.
Perhaps the threat is a weapon in itself.
I see Asset Forfeiture as a temptation to Police/Sheriff/Law Enforcement Agencies to go after material objects for personal gain, and not as deterrent to crime. Those items not used by departments are auctioned off, and that is low cost to buyer....who wouldn’t want a new car, or house at auction prices.
Particularly dangerous is the hard working person, who is caught in a situation where they look like someone, or have a car like a criminal, but aren’t that person. So if they can take the property without a crime being charged, then they are stealing from a citizen who has done nothing wrong! Charges and convictions before being able to take and keep personal/real property, imho.