“Police being able to keep what they seize is one of the primary motivators for fine and forfeiture abuse, and it’s obvious to everybody except for the mayor and the police department that’s what was happening in Brookside. Without that incentive, the police would not be sniffing around every single car it comes across for a potential score.”
https://reason.com/2022/01/26/police-chief-of-alabama-town-that-was-getting-fat-on-fines-steps-down-amid-bipartisan-outrage/