Given the recent press of how civil forfeiture laws have been / are being abused by police departments in this country [1], the idea that the Obama Admninistration would try to float such an idea, much less try to get it passed into legislation is mind boggling. Just shows just how out of touch they really are.
The Obama Administration has already ramped up CFAA prosecutions. Adding Civil Forfeiture laws would only further incentivize law enforcement to pursue these cases.
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Given the recent press of how civil forfeiture laws have been / are being abused by police departments in this country [1], the idea that the Obama Admninistration would try to float such an idea, much less try to get it passed into legislation is mind boggling. Just shows just how out of touch they really are.
1. http://www.cato.org/events/policing-profit-abuse-civil-asset...
The Obama Administration has already ramped up CFAA prosecutions. Adding Civil Forfeiture laws would only further incentivize law enforcement to pursue these cases.