A Barton Hinkle: The Civil Asset Forfeiture Racket

It's time to end the practice of policing for profit.   Hey, here’s a great crime-fighting idea: Let’s give local police and prosecutors the authority to seize cash, cars, homes, and other property from private citizens—without a court convicting those citizens of any crime. Without, in fact, even charging those citizens with any crime. Then let   ... MORE