“Asset Forfeiture” in D.C.: Cops Steal Your Car, the Judge Demands Ransom

http://www.republicmagazine.com/news/asset-forfeiture-in-d-c-cops-steal-your-car-the-judge-demands-ransom.html

Here’s how the institutionalized theft called “civil asset forfeiture” works in Washington, D.C.: If the police steal your car, you may eventually get it back – if you’re willing to pay ransom for the privilege of letting a judge decide if the thieves get to keep it permanently.