[moribondus]

The police will keep encroaching until they meet some kind of resistance, which will not easily materialize because people here would be the first ones to utterly condemn respect-instilling reprisals.

If everybody else around you accepts to get arbitrarily molested in the butt, you either accept it too, or else you move out.

I have personally chosen to move out. Unfortunately, you can see the United Nations, USAID, international NGOs and similar organizations coming over here to convince the locals to accept similar abuse from their own government, by advocating "the rule of law". Of course, there are also the Christian organizations advocating to the locals to offer their other cheek to such thefting police.

Since I cannot keep "moving away", at some point I will have no other option than to finally make a stand.

The Art of War says that the secret of success consists in never letting the enemy choose the time and the place. You must always choose the time and the place by yourself. Therefore, it suggests that it is us who must schedule forceful attacks against the police. Seriously, I am all for it.

[jeffdavis]

The chance of a random fight against police accomplishing anything good is 0%. The chance it makes things worse is 100%.

And organizing violence is not particularly easy. For something like civil forfeiture, it would be much easier to just follow the democratic process.

So collect signatures, call representatives, state legislators, and stage protests at city halls. A lot less painful for all parties, and a greater chance of success.

[millzlane]

I think part of the problem is that most of the people come to accept it as normal.

[chiaro]

Why not go to any Western country with a functional police force? e.g. the UK, Australia, Sweden