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Re:Cops still take more stuff from people than burglars do by LammyL on Wednesday August 02, 2023 @03:51PM (#36976307)
If it is crime related, then the courts could impose criminal asset forfeiture (aka a fine) after a criminal conviction.

Civil asset forfeiture needs to disappear completely and forever.

Re:Cops still take more stuff from people than burglars do by hgsgm on Wednesday August 02, 2023 @04:17PM (#36976724)
They do and that is included in the total, as the article states.
Re:Cops still take more stuff from people than burglars do by lnxg33k1 on Wednesday August 02, 2023 @04:07PM (#36976563)
It is sometimes not as straightforward, as I think we have that in order to prevent people from having enough funds to escape courts, as in, without money it's harder to flee law. Now some middle class criminals might be affected, some high class criminals might have funds around the world in rogue states and might be able to flee anyway, the issue as usual seem to be of the randomers, always taking the biggest hit of any law done to prevent crime