Journalists have a responsibility to plainly tell the truth about how truly different the Democrats and the Republicans are today, especially with both democracy and the rule of law at stake this November.
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Law Enforcement Scandal As Asset Seizures Fuel Police Spending
Police agencies have used hundreds of millions of dollars taken from Americans under federal civil forfeiture law to buy guns, armored cars and electronic surveillance gear – as well as luxury vehicles.
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Stop and Seize: How Aggressive Police Are Bilking Hundreds of Millions from Innocent Motorists
Thousands of people have been forced to fight legal battles that can last more than a year to get their money back since private police-training firms helped make “highway interdiction” the norm.