Cops still take more stuff from people than burglars do https://thewhyaxis.substack.com/p/cops-still-take-more-stuff-from-people https://thewhyaxis.substack.co

Cops still take more stuff from people than burglars do https://thewhyaxis.substack.com/p/cops-still-take-more-stuff-from-people https://thewhyaxis.substack.com/p/cops-still-take-more-stuff... "This process is called civil asset forfeiture, and in practice it often works very similar to highway robbery. Authorities can take literally whatever they want from you — cash, vehicles, your home, your Playstation 5 — and they can keep it, without ever convicting or even charging you with a crime. All they have to do is say they suspect you committed a crime. And here’s the kicker: if you want your stuff back, you have to go to court and affirmatively prove your innocence. Basically, you must prove a negative: that you did not commit a crime. It’s a complete inversion of the “innocent until proven guilty” philosophy driving most of the criminal justice system." "Here’s one way to think of the scale: in 2019, the most recent year for which complete federal data is available, federal authorities took more cash and property from people than burglars did."