{"id":133639,"date":"2017-06-10T08:57:40","date_gmt":"2017-06-10T14:57:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2017\/06\/10\/colorado-further-tightens-civil-asset-forfeiture-laws.html"},"modified":"2017-06-10T08:57:40","modified_gmt":"2017-06-10T14:57:40","slug":"colorado-further-tightens-civil-asset-forfeiture-laws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2017\/06\/10\/colorado-further-tightens-civil-asset-forfeiture-laws.html","title":{"rendered":"Colorado further tightens civil asset forfeiture laws"},"content":{"rendered":"

But not enough, in my opinion. Any process that allows the state to seize your property without compensation or<\/i> without charges being filed (let alone proven in court) is, if not unconstitutional, highly unethical.<\/p>\n

The corrosive effect of such laws is demonstrated by the arguments being levied against this reform act. The concerns expressed are not "This removes a tool to keep criminals from enjoying the ill-gotten gain of their crimes" but "Hey, we really, really need the money that comes from that!"<\/p>\n

That points to a very different issue to argue over (funding of state and municipal police forces) and how to make it happen. If those bodies are endangered because they can't easily swipe stuff from people they think might be guilty of something, then we have a more systemic problem with how we fund our government.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\nGov. Hickenlooper signs controversial civil asset forfeiture bill, calls it “important first step” in addressing problems with practice<\/a><\/span>
\nGov. John Hickenlooper on Friday signed into law a controversial bill that alters how state law enforcement seize money and property suspected of being linked to crime, splitting with Colorado sher…\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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But not enough, in my opinion. Any process that allows the state to seize your property without compensation or without charges being filed (let alone proven in court) is, if not unconstitutional, highly unethical. The corrosive effect of such laws is demonstrated by the arguments being levied against this reform act. 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