Joe Biden: Father Of The Drug War’s Asset Forfeiture Program – OpEd
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By Chris Calton*
In 1991, Maui police officers showed up at the home of Frances and Joseph Lopes. One officer showed his badge and said, “Let’s go into the house, and we will explain things to you.” Once he was inside, the explanation was simple: “We’re taking the house.”
The Lopses were far from wealthy. They...