Waaaaayyyy back in the early 90's, when Bush Sr. was pushing civil asset forfeiture, I sounded the alarm to everyone I knew. No one cared, because 'it would only happen to those bad guys, the drug dealers'.
I knew all the way back then that America was going down.
Yep. Civil asset forfeiture destroys all pretense that they are just there to get bad guys. I know there are a lot of good cops, but whenever I encounter cops, I am quite wary and prepared to do what is necessary, if it becomes necessary.
But so far it’s not an issue. When I lived in Seattle I was pulled over three times a year. Here in Kentucky I’ve been pulled over twice in the twelve years I’ve been here. And I drive a lot more and a lot faster. I’m also older and they are not interested in me.