Asset forfeiture is bad enough in and of itself. Adding insult to injury, it creates a double-whammy of bad government policy. The City of Boston is a prime example of how asset forfeiture amplifies other government abuses.

For Further Reading

Equitable Sharing: 40 Years of Federal Theft through Civil Asset Forfeiture

Policing For Profit: How Civil Asset Forfeiture Has Perverted American Law Enforcement

Chicago Police Use Asset Forfeiture to Buy Drones “Off the Books”

Mike Maharrey