This may be a very short running recurring feature. I doubt it makes it to “Item #2”, but for now…Colin Bonini is MUCH better than John Carney in one area: civil forfeiture.
“Public safety is one of the foundational responsibilities of government, and I am proud to support the men and women who ensure the safety of all Delawareans. That said, we need to balance public safety with basic civil rights and freedoms.
“Unfortunately, we have laws in Delaware that allow law enforcement to take property from Delawareans without so much as an arrest. Simply suspicion of a crime. And the police can then sell that property and use it to fund their operations.
“The Institute for Justice gave Delaware a “D-” in their “Policing for Profit” report, adding that “Delaware has some of the worst civil forfeiture laws in the country.” We currently do not require a conviction for civil forfeiture. Nearly 100% of the proceeds go to fund law enforcement. And worst of all, law enforcement does not publicly account for its forfeiture activity.
Given our stupid, corrupt Democratic Party that is totally in the pocket of the state police, I doubt I’ll have occasion to revise this prior to November.