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17. It really does betray the lie of "a few bad apples".

Tue May 5, 2015, 10:34 AM

May 2015

The system is thoroughly corrupt in many, many police departments throughout our country.

Their internal code of silence makes all who participate a "bad cop".

More "good cops" (however few that are left) need to risk their career by going public with the corruption within their departments. Our nation depends on it.

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‘If you snitch, your career is done’ [View all] L0oniX May 2015 OP

Chicago Cops Who Exposed Department Corruption, Threatened with “Going Home in a Casket” JonLP24 May 2015 #1

Message auto-removed Name removed May 2015 #32

Auto-removed before I could respond JonLP24 May 2015 #36

We need some type of a national bad cop hot line. No idea how it would work, how RKP5637 May 2015 #2

A Federal hot line. L0oniX May 2015 #4

Yep! n/t RKP5637 May 2015 #9

anonymous "bad cop hotline" heaven05 May 2015 #12

Message auto-removed Name removed May 2015 #34

+1 L0oniX May 2015 #59

Do it like we do child abuse hot lines. Call in - no name asked. Social Services investigates any jwirr May 2015 #20

Yep! Because police are incapable IMO of policing their own herd. n/t RKP5637 May 2015 #22

Yes, we do need independent investators. And not necessarily from the area that is being investigate jwirr May 2015 #24

Truly independent civil review boards with no police presence hifiguy May 2015 #49

Yes, and it might even be a deterent. Right now they have little to fear. jwirr May 2015 #51

In our state Mnpaul May 2015 #58

Minnesota - right? One of the ways racism toward Native Americans in NE MN is handled is by jwirr May 2015 #61

Serpico Ichingcarpenter May 2015 #3

That's immediately what I thought Nt newfie11 May 2015 #5

Yes that is exactly what I thought of too. Stuart G May 2015 #11

I recommend The Place Beyond the Pines if you haven't seen it already JonLP24 May 2015 #30

The Place Beyond the Pines? nt awoke_in_2003 May 2015 #39

A film JonLP24 May 2015 #40

I was just verifying the title awoke_in_2003 May 2015 #42

Beyond, I must have mistyped JonLP24 May 2015 #43

I'll go looking for it awoke_in_2003 May 2015 #44

Boom. Here's a link. valerief May 2015 #37

There should be reviews of reviews JonLP24 May 2015 #41

And that movie came out in 1973, based on a true story Curmudgeoness May 2015 #46

Check this; A HERETIC I AM May 2015 #50

Interesting, but not surprising. Curmudgeoness May 2015 #54

Detective Joseph Crystal, honor is you... Dont call me Shirley May 2015 #6

I hope he gets justice, but there's always Internal Affairs aikoaiko May 2015 #7

And how is that not corrupt also? nt valerief May 2015 #38

In departments with issues nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #60

there are a few good apples and a load of bad ones. Ed Suspicious May 2015 #8

SMH Mr Dixon May 2015 #10

+1 nt Live and Learn May 2015 #13

K & R AzDar May 2015 #14

At last, more and more is coming out. merrily May 2015 #15

Whistle blowers are almost always vilified SheilaT May 2015 #16

It really does betray the lie of "a few bad apples". stillwaiting May 2015 #17

Thomas J. Martinelli, a professor at Wayne State, wrote a series of articles on the most common type JonLP24 May 2015 #31

outstanding info - thanks for posting / nt Locrian May 2015 #33

Thanks for this Fairgo May 2015 #52

blue code of silence , blue code of conspiracy allan01 May 2015 #18

What we need to do is bring back accountability d_legendary1 May 2015 #19

he's a brave man - the cop corruption and silence is destroying us. samsingh May 2015 #21

Courage and honor are in his face. colorado_ufo May 2015 #23

"I will compromise my integrity, nor my moral courage" pasto76 May 2015 #25

NOT! (You forgot a NOT) JustABozoOnThisBus May 2015 #47

BUt but but...just a few bad apples! nt Rex May 2015 #26

They're called "Boy Scouts" with total contempt. Spitfire of ATJ May 2015 #27

This is what happens when corruption is not rooted out AZ Progressive May 2015 #28

Detective Debra Stansell from Frisco Texas PD, didn't get that chance therehegoes May 2015 #29

I suspect they don't just murder black people. L0oniX May 2015 #35

I think this young man should head the Baltimore PD underthematrix May 2015 #45

As if more proof were needed, this confirms that police departments and the Mafia hifiguy May 2015 #48

I don't think sulphurdunn May 2015 #53

Who would want a career SamKnause May 2015 #55

So many do in so many different career fields JonLP24 May 2015 #57

I watched the video provided Unknown Beatle May 2015 #56