Comments on: CBC warns Canadians against American forfeiture https://www.overlawyered.com/2014/09/cbc-warns-canadians-american-forfeiture/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Sun, 21 Sep 2014 19:11:54 +0000 hourly 1 By: Hugo S. Cunningham https://www.overlawyered.com/2014/09/cbc-warns-canadians-american-forfeiture/comment-page-1/#comment-303744 Sun, 21 Sep 2014 19:11:54 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=48336#comment-303744 In the Boston market, “Public Storage” has been running radio ads promising diligent protection of tenants’ property:
“We’ll treat your stuff like its our stuff!”

Various corrupt US sheriff, police, and DA offices could use the same slogan, but with a slightly different meaning…

]]> By: Bill Poser https://www.overlawyered.com/2014/09/cbc-warns-canadians-american-forfeiture/comment-page-1/#comment-303712 Sun, 21 Sep 2014 04:35:44 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=48336#comment-303712 Civil foreiture does exist here in Canada but hasn’t been abused as it has in the US. One factor may be the fact that the proceeds do not go to the seizing police department or prosecutor. There is a potential benefit to the seizing agency in that the proceeds go into a fund form which grants for which police agencies are eligible are made, but the benefit is uncertain and indirect.

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