Re:In our cashless society, we need to take digital jail ser...
by mellavora on Wednesday February 23, 2022 @03:21AM
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Care to address how civil forfeiture is being addressed?
This 2015 post suggests that in 2014, civil forfeiture exceeded burglary.
> Between 1989 and 2010, U.S. attorneys seized an estimated $12.6 billion in asset forfeiture cases. The growth rate during that time averaged +19.4% annually... Then by 2014, that number had ballooned to roughly $4.5 billion for the year, .... According to the FBI, the total amount of goods stolen by criminals in 2014 burglary offenses suffered an estimated $3.9 billion in property losses. This means that the police are now taking more assets than the criminals.
https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/international-news/north_...
I'd love to see evidence that the tide is turning, hopefully you have some.
This 2015 post suggests that in 2014, civil forfeiture exceeded burglary.
> Between 1989 and 2010, U.S. attorneys seized an estimated $12.6 billion in asset forfeiture cases. The growth rate during that time averaged +19.4% annually... Then by 2014, that number had ballooned to roughly $4.5 billion for the year, .... According to the FBI, the total amount of goods stolen by criminals in 2014 burglary offenses suffered an estimated $3.9 billion in property losses. This means that the police are now taking more assets than the criminals. https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/international-news/north_...
I'd love to see evidence that the tide is turning, hopefully you have some.