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All seized funds should go to the treasury. You get rid of the financial incentive, this stupidity goes away.
by revnode 5y ago
All seized funds should go to the treasury. You get rid of the financial incentive, this stupidity goes away.
- swixmix 5y agoWasn't the financial incentive the reason for this in the first place? If that's the case then just remove civil forfeiture...
- mcguire 5y agoIIRC, in years past Texas has gotten rid of embarrassing speed-traps run by local police by requiring those local departments to turn all of their fines over to the state.
- loonster 5y agoAll seized funds should be held until released or destroyed (by the treasury). If it goes into the government's hands, they get the benefit. If its destroyed everyone gets a small benefit. For cases of real property, auction it off then destroy the cash.