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Civil forfeiture cases have been in the news for more than five years now, how long are people going to let those guys get away with this? It's absurd. I'm will

• JumpCrisscross 7y ago
  > how long are people going to let those guys get away with this? I’ve tried organising support for shifting New York law from its current “clear and convincing” standard to one requiring criminal conviction before seizure, as in Connecticut [1]. It’s hard to get people to show up, call their representatives and generally provide an electoral incentive for going through the difficulty of changing the law. Because most people don’t see themselves as potential criminals, and thus at risk of such seizures, it tends to get second fiddle to more pressing issues, e.g. wrapping up the war on drugs or healthcare. [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_forfeiture_in_the_United_States https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_forfeiture_in_the_Unit...