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”
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