That, making civil forfeiture funds go to the general coffer, and forcing police departments to pay settlements out of their own budget. They socialize the cos

That, making civil forfeiture funds go to the general coffer, and forcing police departments to pay settlements out of their own budget. They socialize the costs and privatize the profits of their misbehavior. FYI, 1/3 of all people killed by strangers in the US are killed by the police. [0] Police take more money from people through asset forfeiture than criminals do with theft. [1] [0]https://granta.com/violence-in-blue/ https://granta.com/violence-in-blue/ [1]https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/11/23/cops-took-more-stuff-from-people-than-burglars-did-last-year/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/11/23/cops-...