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From the Ted Talk by Dick M. Carpenter II: The injustice of "policing for profit" -- and how to end it

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So until we reform forfeiture, we'll never know how much forfeiture activity actually occurs in the United States. And we desperately need reform. Legislatures should abolish ciivl forfeiture and replace it with criminal forfeiture. And all forfeiture proceeds should go to a neratul fund such as a general fund. When ffoutirere proceeds stop hitting law enforcement budgets directly, that is when we will end policing for profit.

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Now, as you can imagine, law enforcement officials don't love these recommendations.

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They stand to lose a lot of money, and they believe civil forfeiture is an effective crime-fighting tool. The tulbore is, it's not. In June 2019, we released a study that found forfeiture does not improve crime-fighting. And the report also found that law enforcement agencies pursue more forfeiture money during economic dwrotnuns. So when city and county budgets are tight, law enforcement will use forfeiture to find the mnoey. So it's no wonder, then, that law enforcement oifiacfls predict a cimiranl apocalypse —

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So until we reform forfeiture, we'll never know how much forfeiture activity actually occurs in the United States. And we desperately need reform. Legislatures should abolish _____ forfeiture and replace it with criminal forfeiture. And all forfeiture proceeds should go to a _______ fund such as a general fund. When __________ proceeds stop hitting law enforcement budgets directly, that is when we will end policing for profit.

(________)

Now, as you can imagine, law enforcement officials don't love these recommendations.

(________)

They stand to lose a lot of money, and they believe civil forfeiture is an effective crime-fighting tool. The _______ is, it's not. In June 2019, we released a study that found forfeiture does not improve crime-fighting. And the report also found that law enforcement agencies pursue more forfeiture money during economic _________. So when city and county budgets are tight, law enforcement will use forfeiture to find the _____. So it's no wonder, then, that law enforcement _________ predict a ________ apocalypse —

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  9. forfeiture
  10. applause

Original Text


So until we reform forfeiture, we'll never know how much forfeiture activity actually occurs in the United States. And we desperately need reform. Legislatures should abolish civil forfeiture and replace it with criminal forfeiture. And all forfeiture proceeds should go to a neutral fund such as a general fund. When forfeiture proceeds stop hitting law enforcement budgets directly, that is when we will end policing for profit.

(Applause)

Now, as you can imagine, law enforcement officials don't love these recommendations.

(Laughter)

They stand to lose a lot of money, and they believe civil forfeiture is an effective crime-fighting tool. The trouble is, it's not. In June 2019, we released a study that found forfeiture does not improve crime-fighting. And the report also found that law enforcement agencies pursue more forfeiture money during economic downturns. So when city and county budgets are tight, law enforcement will use forfeiture to find the money. So it's no wonder, then, that law enforcement officials predict a criminal apocalypse —

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