What exactly happens with things taken through civil forfeiture…? Like… Who gets it? Is it sold/auctioned? Who gets the money…?
The police department gets it. If you want your money back it’s the seized money vs the state in a court, not you personally vs the state, the money itself vs the state.
But like… What does the department do with it? Do they just give it to indevual cops? If it’s money does it become part of their budget?
Also, the case is “your money” vs " the state"? How the fuck does that work? This shit is so confusing 😅
These laws, like so many, were initially put into place to punish drug dealers. But like most laws geared towards the War on Drugs™ the cops realized they could use it against anyone and gleefully have ever since. It’s not just money, they’ll seize a person’s home even if the homeowner had no idea their child or guest had drugs there.
John Oliver did a great segment on civil forfeiture.
My god he looks so young in this video.
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