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February 14, 2017 07:02 am PST
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Chris Christie vetoes unanimous bill that would make NJ cops disclose what they seize through asset forfeiture
Civil asset forfeiture is the bizarre American practice of seizing peoples' property without charging its owner: instead the property is charged with being the ill-gotten gains of a crime, and if the owner doesn't pay their property's legal bills, the police get to keep or sell the property. (more…)
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