desert dude
Well-Known Member
This piece of proposed legislation seems to be a very good idea, particularly the part about putting seized assets in the general fund rather than giving it to DOJ. I am willing to bet $1.00, yes, one whole dollar, that DOJ and other police forces will abandon their highway robbery if they can't keep the money.
Civil asset forfeiture was created by drug warriors and is a lynch-pin in its operations.
http://www.opencongress.org/bill/s2644-113/show
Official Summary
Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration Act of 2014 or the FAIR Act - Amends the federal criminal code to increase the federal government's burden of proof in civil forfeiture proceedings to clear and convincing evidence. Requires the government, in addition to showing a substantial connection between the seized property and the offense in a forfeiture proceeding, to establish by clear and convincing evidence that the owner of any interest in the seized property intentionally used the property in connection with the offense or knowingly consented or was willfully blind to the use of the property by another in connection with the offense. Requires proceeds from the disposition of forfeited property to be deposited into the General Fund of the Treasury, rather than to Department of Justice (DOJ) accounts for law enforcement activities.
Civil asset forfeiture was created by drug warriors and is a lynch-pin in its operations.
http://www.opencongress.org/bill/s2644-113/show
Official Summary
Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration Act of 2014 or the FAIR Act - Amends the federal criminal code to increase the federal government's burden of proof in civil forfeiture proceedings to clear and convincing evidence. Requires the government, in addition to showing a substantial connection between the seized property and the offense in a forfeiture proceeding, to establish by clear and convincing evidence that the owner of any interest in the seized property intentionally used the property in connection with the offense or knowingly consented or was willfully blind to the use of the property by another in connection with the offense. Requires proceeds from the disposition of forfeited property to be deposited into the General Fund of the Treasury, rather than to Department of Justice (DOJ) accounts for law enforcement activities.
