US thugs have taken 2.5 billion dollars in the past 13 years [ from people who were not charged with crimes ](
http://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/investigative/2014/09/06/stop-and-seize/ ) . No matter what Kafkaesque excuses they make, this is punishment without trial. The US is also [ turning towards Pre-emptive prosecution ](
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2013/02/201321710236780782.html ) , where the question is not whether you committed a crime but whether you might.
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