“What stands out to me is the nature of how pervasive and dependent police really are on civil-asset forfeiture—it’s their bread and butter—and, therefore, how difficult it is to engage in systemic reform,” Vanita Gupta, of the A.C.L.U., says.
What is this, some medieval state? Are the local lords so unable to fund themselves through taxes that they extort passing travellers?
That is exactly what I was thinking. This whole thing just looks like what used to happen in medieval times, with military forces living on the money of commoners, local communities extorting money from travellers, laws and law enforcement practices being different from one county to another... I don't understand how a modern country could come back to this situation.
What is this, some medieval state? Are the local lords so unable to fund themselves through taxes that they extort passing travellers?