Or take the case in Colby last year, where a very large scale marijuana dealer took his own life rather than face prison again. HB 2405 also prohibits forfeiting of homesteads. Under appropriate circumstances, forfeiture is appropriate. No one in this room is against education. Indeed, several agencies, as evidenced in today's article in the Kansas City Star, are devoting some of their forfeiture proceeds to educational efforts.
Illegal drugs cause a major drain of law enforcement resources.
I note that the House subcommittee on Public safety is reporting to the full committee this week. I think you know the answer. Yet, this bill would take even more resources, erratic as they may be, away from the KBI and every law enforcement agency. Nor would this bill really help education. As noted in the Post Audit report, money from forfeiture is extremely erratic.