Michigan lawmakers are working to ensure the police can no longer seize your personal property without charging you for a crime.

It is called the civil asset forfeiture scam, which essentially allows police to steal your computers, cars, boats, etc. merely based on suspicion of drug activity. Fortunately, a few bills were introduced to the Michigan legislature last week aimed at putting a stop to this madness.

Among this legislation, a bill that would prevent the cops from seizing personal property based on a bust for small amounts of marijuana. This is an important measure because it is currently well within the scope of the law for authorities to seize the vehicles of citizens if they are caught in possession of a personal stash of weed.

“Our local police do a great job, but the law directs them to treat innocent people like criminals,” Michigan House Speaker Kevin Cotter told The Daily Caller. “We need to reform this broken policy and protect the rights of every Michigan resident.”

As it stands, Michigan is raking in around $24 million per year from the seizure of personal property – most of this collected without ever having to prove a person guilty of a crime.

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