If you needed any more proof that our government has become totally lawless, just consider this surprising analysis of FBI crime data.
According to Armstrong Economics’ examination of the FBI’s crime data for 2014, the federal government and the agencies it oversees seized more money from citizens through civil forfeiture than common criminals did through burglary. This conclusion was further supported by a report from the Institute for Justice, which discovered that the Justice and Treasury Departments pegged the amount of money gathered by federal law enforcement agencies’ through asset forfeiture at a whopping $4.5 billion. This on top of another $5 billion put in by the two departments into the aforementioned agencies.
Burglars, however, didn’t fare so well, with the FBI finding that approximately $3.9 billion worth in property was stolen during 2014. An unacceptably-high number yes, but still not as high as the billions taken by federal agents, and certainly just as unacceptable to anybody who cares about property rights and rule of law.
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You see numbers only. What was the money sized form. Illegal activity? Just what is this post trying to say? My question is this. If that much was sized. How was it spent and where is it??
so did the IRS
Very misleading. Civil forfeiture is only for money or items suspected to be in connection with illegal activity.
tell that to bad cops most police are great but there is always the bad ones to give the good one a bad rep
Because they are NOTHING but over grown girl scouts looking to extort from every person alive..while hiding behind a badge and it’s special privileges! !!
Yea… they also protect us so why shouldn’t they be payed
that’s because welfare rats drain the municipalities money. Someone has to make u the shortfall, and ONCE AGAIN, it is the payers of taxes.
Roflmao….remember to thank a Republican.
Wow, like this is new news, it’s been going on for years and we finally decide to open our eyes!!
Don’t break the law simple. You break it you pay for it.