[yieldcrv]

We even have no assurance of keeping private property via civil asset forfeiture!

Private ownership was the adults main point of pride to distinguish from the Chinese when I was growing up.

And now the Chinese private property frameworks are closer to ours and ours are closer to theirs.

[nine_k]

Civil forfeiture existed since 1660s, and was used initially to confiscate smugglers' vessels. Then it was dug out during Prohibition, and turned toxic in 1980s when the agencies doing the forfeiture (e.g. police) were allowed to keep the confiscated property. Ideally it should be used for restitution (e.g. to victims of fraud), but...

I suspect you were growing up when this was in full swing already.

[yieldcrv]

We also have criminal forfeiture, which was leveraged a lot more then. Civil forfeiture use expanded dramatically in recent decades due to profit sharing with DOJ alongside court challenges failing, suggesting the need for constitutional amendment if awareness of the practice improves.

Both should have more reforms.