#Forfeiture

Dan Alban

DanAlban

Today, @IJ releases the Third Edition of #PolicingforProfit, the most comprehensive nationwide study ever conducted on #CivilForfeiture.We grade every state on their #forfeiture laws, document ~$70B in forfeited funds, and

Institute for Justice

IJ

Three Specific Ways to Fix Bad Policing: a thread. To improve policing, we must end long-running policies that incentivize bad behavior and break down trust between the police and the

Rob Johnson

FreeRangeLawyer

So . . . we filed a thing. It all started five years ago, when Gerardo was driving from his home in Tyner, KY, to visit with family in Mexico.Here's

Cory Doctorow #BLM

doctorow

If you're charged with a crime, the prosecutor has to prove you did it beyond a reasonable doubt; when it's a civil case, it's up to YOU to prove based

Joe Moody

moodyforelpaso

Policing seems to be a topic of conversation today. I’ve got a couple of ideas:Develop unarmed non-police response services for mental health crises, substance use, homelessness, and nuisance reports in

Ricky Harline

RickyHarline

I find the powers of the office of the president of the US to be disturbingly broad and I find it really strange how little criticism this receives. The President

Kourosh Rad

RadUrbanist

100 people can gather inside, in a church, with little to no limitation, because Christmas, but restaurants with all the precautions must remain closed. Who tends to go to churches?

Roc

TheRocsWorld

I’ve always been ok with the death penalty. From my personal perspective, I think some people do things that are a forfeiture of their humanity and deserve to be put

Who's Gonna Be Lucky Indicted #2? - Brian Cates

drawandstrike

You all know why Trump has now left the White House - being seen off by the entire WH staff before he traveled to Ohio - because he won't be

Ebehi

Ebehi_Iyoha

In light of the NCC's directive on SIMs and NINs, I'm going to bring back a few pieces I've written for @StearsBusiness about the Nigerian government's slapdash approach to ID

Kevin Sekniqi

kevinsekniqi

1/8 Short thread on decentralization, permissionless-ness, and robustness, which should all be ultimately synonymous. As many have correctly pointed out recently, it is the permissionless nature of crypto that makes

🚩🏴 Biden's🦵H🅰️iry🦵Leg

BernieToVest

Obama expanded most of the policing programs we're protesting NOW: Pentagon Giveaways -- added $500m in 2011. Byrne Grants -- added $2 billion 2009. COPS Grants -- increased budget

Mekka *My Mask Protects You* Okereke

mekkaokereke

[cw: crime]Reminder: there's no such thing as a "high crime neighborhood." The whole concept is entirely made up based on our notion of what we consider a crime.You may be

James Babcock

jimrandomh

The most basic requirement of a functioning government is to know when it has been scandalized. The decline began when the internet-scandals and the TV-scandals diverged, because US legislators were

Rob Greer

robgreer1

Has anyone else who is teaching Public Budgeting this fall started thinking about readings and lectures to address racial disparities in the budget process? Or how to discuss the defunding

❌Harvey Staub 💪🇺🇸🖤⭐️⭐️⭐️

HarveyStaub1

1)The continuing legend of corruption of D.A. Paul Howard of Fulton County, Georgia. In 2014,Howard was Investigated by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation(GBI) for“use of money forfeited by criminals to

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