The bottom line regardless of the problems with this particular story, is that “civil asset forfeiture” is being abused all across this country. The reason we’re hearing more and more about it is because it’s being abused. There are bureaucrats who have made careers and names for themselves taking property of people under this stupid concept that should not have lost their property under asset forfeiture. Most people cannot fight it. It’s like trying to get your name off the no-fly list.
And btw Obama’s new AG pick has made her name doing just this. And brags about how much money she’s brought in using civil asset forfeiture.
it’s even gotten a mention in the MSM... it can’t be ignored
any more.