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The war on drugs took off when police agencies got a new incentive to chase drug offenders: the ability to keep cash and vehicles seized in drug operations. Critics say asset forfeiture skews police priorities by giving them a monetary stake in the war on drugs. Read, Listen (Real Audio, 19:30 min)
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Osage County Sheriff's Deputy Wally Long patrols the highway enforcing traffic laws and doing "crime interdiction"that is, searching cars for drugs, and drug money. Photo: John Biewen
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Liberty Activists suggests that we bring the issue of civil asset forfeiture to public attention in a simple yet riveting manner; by protesting at the auctions where the seized property is being sold to the highest bidder
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Fighting Back against Civil Asset Forfeiture
One of the basic tenets of a free society is the right to own property.
The U.S. Constitution (and state constuitutions) are quite clear that the
right to own property is one of the cornerstones of our form of government.
The Fifth Amendment states
A series of articles on forfeiture by the Standard Times newspaper of SouthCoast, MA. Very balanced, providing views from both sides of this issue.
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Here you can see the annual reports on the looting by the Justice Department. Treasury has similar reports.
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2001 Asset Forfeiture Fund Reports
For fiscal year 2001, the following reports are provided in accordance with
Total Expenses Paid from Fund by category of expense and recipient agency including Equitable Sharing
Remarks as Prepared for Associate Attorney General Tom Perrelli at
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Spirited attack on forfeiture law, by Michael Fumento. Discusses Tina Bennis case and others.
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Bestselling author Michael Fumento reports: The Government's Legal Theft Racket.
Copyright 1996 by Michael Fumento
Think you've had a hard week?
Consider what happened to Mrs. Tina Bennis back in October of 1988.
One day she finds out that her husband, appropriately named John, was
arrested by Detroit police for having sex in a car with a prostitute.
Then a few days later,