How do we tell the cops from the robbers? "That $4.5 billion figure is shocking on its own. But it’s even more shocking when you put it in this perspective: in that same year, FBI records show burglars took only $3.9 billion from Americans. So in 2014, the federal government took more money and stuff from Americans than actual burglars did. Our government is “getting really good at separating the citizen from their property — not just really good, criminally good.” This comparison is even more appalling when you consider that many people whose money or stuff is taken through civil asset forfeiture are never charged or convicted with any crime."
Federal agents took more money and stuff from Americans in 2014 than burglars did
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