That&#x27;s a bit generous of a TL;DR, don&#x27;t you think?<p>The reason civil asset forfeiture is controversial is that property can be seized even <i>when a crime has not actually occurred but is merely alleged, and the owner of the property has not been proven guilty of a crime</i>.<p>There are dirty cops who have taken people&#x27;s cash on the basis of trumped up charges. This isn&#x27;t the first time this has been reported on in the US.