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Re:Asset seizures fuel police spending by readerrrr on Sunday October 12, 2014 @11:47AM (#8445577)
Simple; the people affected are not wealthy and, especially after their money is taken, cannot take the process to courts.
Re:Asset seizures fuel police spending by martincmartin on Sunday October 12, 2014 @01:33PM (#8445932)
There have been cases that have gone all the way to the supreme court, including a decision in February of this year:

http://www.economist.com/blogs/democracyinamerica/2014/02/ci...

Re:Asset seizures fuel police spending by baddox on Sunday October 12, 2014 @01:45PM (#8445973)
Yeah, it turns out that a piece of paper cannot magically enforce itself.