Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) signed into law a forfeiture reform bill last week that will require law enforcement officials to obtain a criminal conviction before permanently taking a person's cash or property, making Wisconsin the 15th state to do so.

More info in the article;
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2018/04/05/in-wisconsin-authorities-now-have-to-convict-you-of-a-crime-before-they-can-take-your-cash/

My Thoughts On This News

This is great news, I am surprised this was actually signed into law by a Republican because Jeff Sessions is extremely in favor of civil asset forfeitures. This law is just pure theft, it basically allows the police to take anything they want from you, whatever money you have in your pocket, they can just take it and keep it and all they have to say is that they suspect you have committed a crime. You basically have to prove your innocence in order for you to get your property back. This is another reason law enforcement agencies love the war on drugs, because they can simply take the money from the drug dealers they catch and keep it for themselves. Why would they legalize drugs and create a better society for people who would not be locked up in jail for minor drug offenses. When they can keep fighting the never ending war on drugs and tax payers pay them to fight and at the same time take all the money from the drug dealers they catch and keep that for themselves also...