Sheriffs in Florida were spending alot of time pulling over people looking for cash and seizing it without charges. It funded alot of equipment purchases. In some cases they were seizing the cars themselves and turning them into "cruisers".

Meanwhile, innocent citizens get caught in the yo yo law. damn.



............After Holder banned the Justice Department from adopting local seizures — with exceptions for joint federal-local investigations and gun and child porn crimes — such cases declined sharply, according to Justice Department data analyzed by the Institute for Justice, hitting a low of about $4.9 million in 2017.

But that year, Sessions issued a directive reviving the practice.

In 2018, the amount forfeited by the Justice Department through adoptions not connected to a joint operation crept up to $19.6 million, according to the institute. It fell slightly, to $16.5 million, in 2019, the last year for which the institute says there is reliable data.

Lara sued the Nevada Highway Patrol over the seizure on Tuesday and filed a court motion asking the DEA to give his money back, saying it was taken without probable cause as part of a program that incentivizes such conduct.

Hottot said he received an email about 8:53 a.m. Eastern on Wednesday notifying him DEA planned to return the money. But he said the lawsuit would continue.

“This is a standard tactic that the federal government uses to try to prevent people from challenging the constitutionality of their cash cow,” Hottot said...................

But I am against allowing the seizure of money and other things based on suspicion alone.

Of your car. That’s the law!

Also, immediately start recording them. Be sure to get their name and badge number right away as well.