“4) Oklahoma’s forfeiture laws are considered among the worst in the country. But lawmakers cannot be bothered to change them. Stop blaming the cops. Last time I checked, cops don’t make the laws.”
The legislature actually had a bill limiting and/or eliminating this sort of thing, but it got killed in committee by the LEO lobby, specifically the State cops... Blame on both sides of the law there.
The law does work in terms of taking bad money and putting it to good use. But yes, from what I’ve read, this particular law goes above and beyond.