re: Texas looking to abolish asset forfeiture, run into LEO resistance

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How is civil forfeiture not seen as a 4th amendment violation by the SCOTUS?

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Because the action is against your property, which has much fewer rights than a person does.

All CAF cases have defendants that are property, not people. It's usually the responsibility of the owner to prove the property innocent (innocent owner defense), not the other way around. Also- it doesn't take much to lose in court, simply a preponderance of the evidence- in other words if it was "probably" involved, it's gone.

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A lot of small government conservatives have no clue about the type of people actually policing the streets.

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Oh no they do, it's just they're white, and they nor anyone in their group of family/friends has had their shite stolen by LE.

I'm not saying only minorities are targeted, but I'd bet it's a good majority.