Terry Curry is a Democrat. I was always led to believe Democrats, more so than Republicans, stand up for civil rights. As a former defense attorney, Curry has to know about the abuses of civil forfeiture and is willing to look the other way. Will any Democratic official stand up and say Curry's position on civil forfeiture is wrong? Given the hsitory of Democrats, especially those locally, that's unlikely.
The past couple years, I documented violations of the law at Marion County Jail #2. We implored Democrat Sheriff Frank Anderson to do something about civil liberties violations at the jail, which have led to injuries and deaths. Sheriff Anderson did nothing and wouldn't even investigate deaths at the facility. We contacted Democratic elected officials about problems at the jail. Not a single one expressed any concern over civil liberties abuses and other legal violations. The only receptive audience we received about the jail came from Republican elected officials.
At a recent rally, people expressed outrage over the Supreme Court's decision in Barnes v. State that people didn't have the right to reasonably resist a police officer's unlawful entry into their homes. At the rally I stood by a Democratic candidate for office. He said he was shocked that no Democratic elected officials or candidates showed up. Again, it was Libertarians and Republicans who expressed concern over the erosion of civil liberties. Once again, Democrats were nowhere in sight.
Have Democrats forgotten that they claim to be concerned about people's civil liberties? It might be a good idea to actually do it sometime.