Tyranny in the eye of the beholder

[kpete]

Officers can take cash and property from people without convicting or even charging them with a crime — yes, really! — through the highly controversial practice known as civil asset forfeiture. Last year, according to the Institute for Justice, the Treasury and Justice departments deposited more than $5 billion into their respective asset forfeiture funds. That same year, the FBI reports that burglary losses topped out at $3.5 billion.


http://digbysblog.blogspot.com/2015/11/tyranny-in-eye-of-beholder.html