Episode 20: Criminal Justice Reform, part 2. Brian, Chris and Andy return to conclude this two-part series on criminal justice reform in the Commonwealth of Virginia. They looked at two big recommendations which are part of The Classical Liberal Party of Virginia (CLPVA) platform, specifically looking at:
- Ending Qualified Immunity in the Commonwealth, and
- Eliminating civil asset forfeiture.
They discussed the potential impact of these issues on society and proposed reforms to address them. The conversation also touched upon the idea of law enforcement “scope creep,” the tie in of the war on drugs and police militarization, and other relevant ideas. They wrapped up debating daylight savings time, the Virginia state budget, and the upcoming presidential election.
Relevant links from this episode include:
- CATO Institute: End Qualified Immunity
- Ending Qualified Immunity Act
- Reason: Abolish Qualified Immunity (2020)
- Endqi.org: End Qualified Immunity
- Reason: Don't Let Crime Fears Undermine Americans' Rights (2024)
- Virginia Code: § 18.2-46.3:2. Forfeiture. “All property, both personal and real, of any kind or character used in substantial connection with, intended for use in the course of, derived from, traceable to, or realized through, including any profit or interest derived from, any conduct in violation of any provision of this article is subject to civil forfeiture to the Commonwealth.”
- Policing-For-Profit: The Abuse of Civil Asset Forfeiture, 3rd Edition: Virginia earns a D- for its civil forfeiture laws.
- Reason: An Alabama Couple's Lives Were Upended by an Unconstitutional Police Raid. A Jury Awarded Them $1 Million. (2024)
- Reason: Radley Balko Discusses Asset Forfeiture on Stossel (2010)
- Institute for Justice: Civil Forfeiture
- Youngkin vetoes eight bills as Va. assembly wraps up without arena (Washington Post, 09 March 2024)
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