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If the town wants to shut down this business, why not simply revoke their business license or change the zoning. There are numerous ways to shut down a nuisance
by jmcguckin 14y ago
If the town wants to shut down this business, why not simply revoke their business license or change the zoning. There are numerous ways to shut down a nuisance business. You don't have to steal their property.
- erichocean 14y agoThe actual goal is to profit from seizing the property. Shutting down the business is the excuse. This is civil forfeiture 101: the police department gets to increase its budget by $800K, and they don't even have to charge anyone with a crime. In the government, that's what's known as a "win-win".