A state senator has upset law enforcement officers across the state by saying the state’s drug money forfeiture law needs to be changed to protect the innocent.

“Completely asinine,” said the most vocal critic, Canadian County Sheriff Randall Edwards.

At issue is the law as written allows police — in some instances — to seize and keep cash found during traffic stops even when no drugs were discovered and no criminal charges were filed.

Sen. Kyle Loveless, R-Oklahoma City, calls the current law un-American and subject to abuse.