Oh but that’s totally only if you can’t prove you weren’t going to use it for crime!
How do you prove you weren’t using it for crime? Good question!
And even if a judge believes you, OH well, too bad the cops already spent it! No, you can’t get money from their budget, that would be theft or fraud or some other crime we can figure out after arresting you.
It’s naïve to think that this behavior hasn’t been common already for decades, likely centuries
It’s technically not a crime if you label it civil forfeiture.
Oh but that’s totally only if you can’t prove you weren’t going to use it for crime!
How do you prove you weren’t using it for crime? Good question!
And even if a judge believes you, OH well, too bad the cops already spent it! No, you can’t get money from their budget, that would be theft or fraud or some other crime we can figure out after arresting you.