What really blows my mind is that elsewhere on HN today there was an article about asset forfeiture and police forcing a couple to turn over about $6k that was

What really blows my mind is that elsewhere on HN today there was an article about asset forfeiture and police forcing a couple to turn over about $6k that was found in their car without ever even arresting or charging them. So why exactly doesn't this judge have to forfeit the assets he acquired through these kickbacks?! It's an illustration of just how unfair and ineffective our legal system really is, especially in terms of its treatment of the poor and/or uneducated.