You betcher asset forfeiture it’s corrupt
by digby
John Oliver did a great story this week on the most corrupt government program this country has ever instituted. For all those who think that “welfare fraud” is some kind of big deal, get a load of this:
Asset forfeiture seems like on of those rare issues on which we might be able to find a bipartisan consensus. Sure, some law and order types in both parties could balk. And there might some anti-tax folks of the Tea Party persuasion who think that this is a fine way to fund the police. But there could be a majority out there who can see that this is simply outright theft and it should be stopped. I still find it hard to believe that anyone but the police think this is ok.
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