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To: pierrem15

I don’t have a problem with “civil forfeiture” if what is being forfeited is the ill-gotten gains of crime, stolen contraband, or profits from an illegal operation.

That said, there should be strict requirements of proof to get that done.


7 posted on 09/20/2022 9:26:27 AM PDT by fwdude (Racism is not dead, but it is on life support - kept alive by politicians….” — Thomas Sowell)
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To: fwdude

Not only proof, but actual charges filed and a conviction. Now the standard is so low that mere suspicion of illegal activity is enough to allow LEOs to seize personal property.


19 posted on 09/20/2022 9:45:51 AM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (Inside every leftist is a blood-thirsty fascist yearning to be free of current societal constraints.)
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To: fwdude

Yes, like a conviction first.


21 posted on 09/20/2022 10:12:15 AM PDT by Husker24 (Pp)
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To: fwdude
I don’t have a problem with “civil forfeiture” if what is being forfeited is the ill-gotten gains of crime, stolen contraband, or profits from an illegal operation.

How do you know, when there hasn't been a conviction, or, often, no arrest or charge of a crime?

33 posted on 09/20/2022 1:55:28 PM PDT by marktwain
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