Asset forfeiture + the pretext of the 'war on some drugs' = some corrupt, evil nonsense.

Texas police accused of highway robberies - Boing Boing:

"CNN reports that police are accused of having robbed at least 150 drivers in Tenaha, Texas. The amount stolen is close to $3 million, says a lawyer who has filed a class action suit against the town and police department there.

Some of the victims (who are mostly African American) said that when they complained to the police about the police, the police threatened to take the victims' children away.