In Philly itâs been a HUGE and MASSIVE problem with cops taking peopleâs bank accounts, cars, electronics and pretty much anything worth any amount of money under a law that lets the DA seize property they think is related to a crime. âRelatedâ is a vague term though. They once forced a women and her grandchildren out of her home to sell it at auction because her son was found by police with $20 worth of weed.
(Depending on the property in question it can go under Civil Property Seizure or Seize and Seal, theyâre not the same law but they work the same)
They donât have to prove itâs related to a crime before or after, and even if the person suspected of the crime is cleared at questioning or acquitted at trial, you have to go through a MONTHS long process of court appearances (you canât miss one or be late or you lose, no rescheduling) in hopes that they MIGHT get their stuff back. Most donât.
Most people donât think itâs worth the expense of days missed at work and a lawyer to get back a couple hundred dollars or whatever else the police stole. The city makes MILLIONS of dollars each year off this, around $6-10 (The DA doesnât provide figures)
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