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> I think 99% of people watch free/ad-supported porn

Huh. You'd be surprised.

> anyone concerned about civil asset forfeiture is likely either a criminal, or a conspiracy theorist and/or paranoid schizo

This right here is the problem. Your argument goes along the lines of: I am doing nothing wrong/illegal therefore I have nothing to worry about. This assumes perfect laws, perfect law enforcement and following proper procedures. Sorry to burst your bubble but this is not how the real world works. You don't need to prove anything and you shouldn't just throw away your rights because you want to prove you're not schizo.

In the case you are a criminal, should the punishment fit the crime and should there be due process or are we just going to throw anyone that breaks a law, any law in jail and sentence them to death?

How many laws do you break during a day? https://www.businessinsider.com/most-commonly-broken-laws-in... Should the government just come in an take all your stuff now because they suspect you've connected to an unsecured wifi? They don't even need to prove anything and poof... your stuff is gone. this is civil asset forfeiture. This is how dumb it is.




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