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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tanis143" data-source="post: 3136709" data-attributes="member: 43724">No different than any other job that offers incentives. That money helps to buys new cars, new equipment, etc. Say the police bust a drug ring and seize $250k in cash. Why should that go to the state (and end up in a politicians pocket)? The cops did the work. And the argument that there is a possibility (yes, I know it has happened) for manufactured cases to claim seized items is flimsy. That same argument could be used in many scenarios to limit or remove an activity. The point though, is civil forfeiture is wrong. Seizing assets that were used in the commission of a crime as evidence is different. Upon a guilty conviction those assets should be forfeited. If found innocent or charges dropped, all seized items, including cash, should be returned to the accused.</blockquote>