Police seized $10k from him. a court ruled he had no right to an attorney

Re:Police seized $10k from him. a court ruled he had no righ... by daenz on Sunday April 03, 2022 @07:59PM (#30902025)

Can someone explain to me how civil forfeiture doesn't create a perverse incentive by making police departments dependent on the existence and availability of (potentially illicit) funds?

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Re:Police seized $10k from him. a court ruled he had no righ... by woodruffw on Sunday April 03, 2022 @08:10PM (#30902104)

That is what it does, and we've seen a number of concrete examples of that over the years. ProPublica has done some excellent reporting[1] on it.

[1]: https://www.propublica.org/article/police-say-seizing-proper...

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Re:Police seized $10k from him. a court ruled he had no righ... by daenz on Sunday April 03, 2022 @08:16PM (#30902138)

>For some law enforcement agencies, forfeiture funds have accounted for as much as 20% of their budgets, and are sometimes used for seemingly nonessential purchases.

Jesus, this is depressing.

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Re:Police seized $10k from him. a court ruled he had no righ... by TaylorAlexander on Sunday April 03, 2022 @08:05PM (#30902067)

It is clear from the many stories of civil asset forfeiture that this is exactly what it does.

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Re:Police seized $10k from him. a court ruled he had no righ... by chrismcb on Monday April 04, 2022 @08:32PM (#30913818)

No. No one can explain how it doesn't. I was recently watching one video where the state basically outlawed civil forfeiture. But the fed hasn't. And the feds will share the profit with all agencies involved. So police in that state will still sieze money and turn it over to the feds and get a cut back.

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Re:Police seized $10k from him. a court ruled he had no righ... by neuralspark on Sunday April 03, 2022 @08:02PM (#30902042)

No one can, because it does.

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