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If it is crime related, then the courts could impose criminal asset forfeiture (aka a fine) after a criminal conviction.

Civil asset forfeiture needs to disappear completely and forever.

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It is sometimes not as straightforward, as I think we have that in order to prevent people from having enough funds to escape courts, as in, without money it's harder to flee law. Now some middle class criminals might be affected, some high class criminals might have funds around the world in rogue states and might be able to flee anyway, the issue as usual seem to be of the randomers, always taking the biggest hit of any law done to prevent crime

But I think in this case the issue is not the tool to freeze or seize assets in itself, which used pragmatically helps society, is the accountability of those who exploit it

I have vibes regarding this like those who said ok there are some shitty cops who shot people, then let’s defund the police

They do and that is included in the total, as the article states.

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