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Civil Forfeiture has definitely not been ruled legal (or illegal). It's actually one of the issue that the ACLU is actively fighting against. To give it credenc

Civil Forfeiture has definitely not been ruled legal (or illegal). It's actually one of the issue that the ACLU is actively fighting against. To give it credence in one of their articles would hurt a fight that they're still fighting. I understand both of you. So, you could say that it is practiced, sure. However you cannot say that they are wrong, their approach and wording in their article is very much correct. As I said in another comment, they did their due diligence.

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But their wording is quite wrong, "The police cannot grab people’s property and confiscate it on a whim." The police can and do grab people's property and confiscate it on a whim. Well, I suppose it's not on a whim since there's a purpose behind it. If the ACLU wants to say the police should not be able to do it because of the fourth amendment, then I would agree. You cannot say something can't be done when it's currently being done as part of policy. Civil forfeiture doesn't have to be ruled legal. If it is the law it is legal until the law is struck down by the courts. But I understand your point the ACLU wouldn't want to admit to that, but that doesn't excuse obviously incorrect wording of their legal claims in this case.
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