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They didn't shut down the asset forfeiture, they shut down the sharing of seized assets with local police forces. Their budget was cut, so they said "we need o
by codyb 11y ago
They didn't shut down the asset forfeiture, they shut down the sharing of seized assets with local police forces.
Their budget was cut, so they said "we need ours, pony up."
Likely, police forces which relied on federal statute to get 80% of the seized resources will now resort to state statute to maximize what they can take from seized assets.
- dantheman 11y agoIt removes the federal loophole and it makes it a state problem. In the past, police would team up with feds to get around state laws. Yes, it's still a problem but it's much more manageable now.
- merpnderp 11y agoLots of states no longer allowed this, and so an officer would get federally deputized and "cooperate" for some minimal definition of the word with a federal agency, and then local crime enforcement remained federal. This ends the loophole that allowed local police forces to seize assets even when their state prohibited it. Like my state.