> where it is part of policing by policy and norm Except that's just not true. The US has thousands of mostly independent police departments. Some use civil

> where it is part of policing by policy and norm Except that's just not true. The US has thousands of mostly independent police departments. Some use civil asset forfeiture (fewer, now that the supreme court has stepped in). Many don't. What a small town in Alabama does has no connection with what the SFPD does.