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srothstein wrote:
Think how easy it would be to seize a car from a CHL for a case where there was a shooting that the D.A. decided to prosecute. He could lose the shooting case, but still win the civil seizure while you are worried about your freedom. I have even seen the seizure used as part of a plea bargain, where a nice car was forfeited to get some charges dropped.

I hear thats almost how they do it in Florida now with street bikes. It was all awesome back when they were sticking it to drug dealers, but now an officer says he saw you evade him (by giving your plate #), they seize your bike but don't charge you with anything. So now the victim either shuts up and loses his property or he tries to get it back and is charged with a felony.