Exactly. Civil asset forfeiture is governmental stealing and completely without due process of law. Basically, if you run afoul of the law for any reason, the cops can rob you blind without every taking you to court. That’s absolutely, positively criminal behavior on their part as far as I’m concerned.
Founding Father: You don’t even have to “run afoul” of the law. Not in the least, to have your property seized. You can get pulled over for a minor traffic violation, that you MIGHT NOT EVEN have committed, and have your property seized. It is very prevalent in small communities who set speed traps and rely on this kind of thing to keep their budgets afloat, not to mention keeping themselves in military equipment and new cars.