Pubdate: Wed, 09 Sep 2015 Source: San Diego Union Tribune (CA) Copyright: 2015 Union-Tribune Publishing Co. Contact: http://www.utsandiego.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/386 Note: Seldom prints LTEs from outside it's circulation area. Author: Mary Kelly TAKE PROFIT MOTIVE OUT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT Regarding "Asset-seizure law would harm state" (Aug. 21): I understand if you take drug or narcotic dealers' money and assets away from them it is more destructive to their operation than sending a few to jail. Cops, sheriffs and drug agencies were capable of protecting the public before forfeiture. The real issue is accountability. Now law enforcement authorities are under budgetary pressure. They are driven by a profit incentive so too often they abuse innocent citizens. Public safety is best served when law enforcement priorities are focused on catching the bad actors without profit incentives. I could send you five pages of innocent people whose assets were collected. Your assets are guilty until you prove your own innocence. I, for one, believe in SB 443. Mary Kelly Rancho Penasquitos - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom