Civil asset forfeiture abuse is widespread, Encourages "policing for profit"

That's a nice SUV you got there. Sure would be a shame if we took it.

We’ve been writing about civil asset forfeiture since this organization’s founding in 2011. We’ve seen some progress over the years. But the practice is still widespread and takes advantage typically of the least powerful in our society. It’s one thing to take a convicted criminal’s property that was used in a serious crime (and even then there is often…