Confiscation Without Representation: Government Seizes First, Asks Questions Never
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And You Probably Won’t Be getting Any of It Back Yet another ongoing government authoritarian problem is the rampant abuse of civil forfeiture. Which is where federal, state and local Leviathans seize personal property of all sorts. Often when someone is merely suspected of - not charged with - a crime. Often when the tie between the property and any criminal activity is at best tangential. These people often never get their property back - even if charges are never filed. Because the laws are written by government to rig the system - for government. In a criminal case, you are innocent until proven guilty. In a civil forfeiture case, this fundamental freedom tenet is turned on its head. The burden of proof is on the property owner - they must convince the government that they obtained the government-seized property lawfully. And often even that isn’t enough.
Confiscation Without Representation: Government Seizes First, Asks Questions Never
Confiscation Without Representation…
Confiscation Without Representation: Government Seizes First, Asks Questions Never
And You Probably Won’t Be getting Any of It Back Yet another ongoing government authoritarian problem is the rampant abuse of civil forfeiture. Which is where federal, state and local Leviathans seize personal property of all sorts. Often when someone is merely suspected of - not charged with - a crime. Often when the tie between the property and any criminal activity is at best tangential. These people often never get their property back - even if charges are never filed. Because the laws are written by government to rig the system - for government. In a criminal case, you are innocent until proven guilty. In a civil forfeiture case, this fundamental freedom tenet is turned on its head. The burden of proof is on the property owner - they must convince the government that they obtained the government-seized property lawfully. And often even that isn’t enough.