I&#x27;ve heard this claim before that the police &quot;charge&quot; the asset rather than the owner; I believe it was in John Oliver&#x27;s show on civil forfeiture--mentioned in other comments below:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=10560200" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=10560200</a>