America’s New Law and Order Regime: In 2014 Cops Stole $5 Billion, Robbers Stole $4 Billion
by Economic Collapse News •
The total annual dollar value of assets seized by federal law enforcement agencies has been soaring since 2011. At the same time, however, the total annual dollar value of assets seized through burglary has actually gone down.
That’s right. Assets taken by the government has surpassed that of burglaries. Today, civil asset forfeiture in the United States has exceeded $5 billion, while burglaries have dipped below $4 billion. That’s just incredible. (SEE: Civil Asset Forfeiture and the Income Tax)
The Civil Asset Forfeiture Racket
It's time to end the practice of policing for profit.
Hey, here’s a great crime-fighting idea: Let’s give local police and prosecutors the authority to seize cash, cars, homes, and other property from private citizens—without a court convicting those citizens of any crime. Without, in fact, even charging those citizens with any crime. Then let the authorities sell the goods and keep the proceeds for themselves.
What could possibly go wrong?
Well, now we know. In fact, we’ve known for a long time. Since the practice described above, called civil asset forfeiture, took off about three decades ago, its flaws have become painfully clear. The system’s incentives have led some localities to turn forfeiture into little more than a shakedown operation.
Exactly so. Asset forfeiture should be limited to criminal cases. The government should not use a lower standard of proof to take property simply because it thinks somebody might be up to something, maybe. If it can’t prove a case, then it should not get the cash. Police departments that play by the rules should have no problem with that. And police departments that don’t should have a lot less power in the first place
DYI Comments: This is far more than a few bad apple police departments it now has become a major industry into itself. A majority of these cases never go to court nor plea bargains many are not even arrested. As hard as this is to wrap one's head around - the police are arresting whatever items that are forfeit. I've always wondered sarcastically when the police are seizing a house(or any other property) if they've read the property it's rights. The police as a rule pray upon minorities predominately as they don't have the resources to fight back nor the political power. Any wonder why the police in these neighborhoods have such a bad reputation.
This program needs to end. It is nothing less than tyranny.
Below is John Oliver while taking on a serious subject he addresses it in a humorous manner. He covers very clearly that the police are arresting items such as cash, cars, houses but NOT the individuals. A 17 minute You Tube video. Well worth your time.
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