If true that Trump supports this practice shame on him. Needs to talk with Bannon.
The process of asset forfeiture is a good tactic for fighting criminal elements. But it should have some strong recourse against what ever agency abuses it’s power and harms private and innocent citizens or businesses.
Yep. The left wants to destroy due process and replace it with identity politics.We shouldn’t be agreeing with them, ever.
When an accusation—whether from the state, or an individual with ulterior motives-— leads to an automatic assumption of guilt, and forfeiture of assets, as defined by the particular social group you inhabit, we all may as well tear up the Constitution and surrender to the Blackshirts.
We can’t assume civil asset forfeiture is ok simply because our group happens to be safe right now.
This is already happening in alarming ways. If police say you’re a drug dealer, you must be guilty. A woman says you raped her 20 years ago, guilty. Some gay guys want to take everything you’ve ever worked for, you’re guilty.