Chris Christie vetoes unanimous bill that would make NJ cops disclose what they seize through asset forfeiture
by Cory Doctorow from on (#2CN42)
Civil asset forfeiture is the bizarre American practice of seizing peoples' property without charging its owner: instead the property is charged with being the ill-gotten gains of a crime, and if the owner doesn't pay their property's legal bills, the police get to keep or sell the property. (more")