I think they know. If you polled the country a tiny fraction would say that they think it's a good thing.

It depends on how you frame the question. Asking "Should the police be allowed to seize large amounts of cash from a suspicious-looking (white guy/black guy/latino/hobo/terrorist/banker/politician)" will most likely get you a "yes" answer, as long as you pick the right target for your audience.

Civil forfeiture is a foundational part of the American way. We traded in humans at the start of our country. That has never stopped. Instead of being African Americans (or Black people generally) in current reality it's... our Black communities who we target and throw in prison which is the only exception.

Then look at Capitalism. Exploiting labor to drain any opportunity of wealth building from the working class and transferring it to those with wealth.

People have this twisted idea that America is a moral or ethical place. It's not. We live in a toxic culture and it has always been and it will continue to be. There is no escape.