Justice advocates say law enforcement agencies often 'abuse' the asset forfeiture law since it's classified as civil rather than criminal thus eliminating a person's right to an attorney.
seized in a Houston high-speed chase, in a social media post this week that went viral. Justice advocates responded, saying modifications to the state's longstanding civil asset forfeiture law are long overdue.
The agency has since converted the car into a black and white Texas Highway Patrol vehicle, adding emergency lights and a police radio.adding fuel to the fire for critics who take issue with civil asset forfeiture — a tool law enforcement uses to seize property they believe has been or will be involved in a crime.in 2020, compared the practice to stealing.
According to DPS, an agency aircraft saw two vehicles speeding westbound on I-10 Gessner Road around midnight on April 25, 2021. The driver refused to stop, and troopers eventually stopped pursuing, noting it was"too dangerous to continue."
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