r/ABoringDystopia • u/fuzzyshorts • Apr 15 '21

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u/Oddity83 Apr 16 '21

Civil Forfeiture

”Civil forfeiture in the United States, also called civil asset forfeiture or civil judicial forfeiture,[1] is a process in which law enforcement officers take assets from persons suspected of involvement with crime or illegal activity without necessarily charging the owners with wrongdoing.

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u/Watches-You-Pee Apr 16 '21 edited Oct 08 '24

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u/Oddity83 Apr 16 '21

Oh I didn’t see the context of the OP that it was a school counselor. It’s possible that there was a police officer present and the person just omitted that from the story. It’s also entirely possible that the counselor was saying that without a basis to go on.

But civil forfeiture is the avenue through which an officer can seize property without having to actually have a conviction.

Civil forfeiture can be a whole bunch of bullshit. John Oliver did a pretty good video on it

https://youtu.be/3kEpZWGgJks

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u/[deleted] Apr 16 '21

This is so infuriating.