Does it surprise you that the ones who took the oath to serve and protect the 'community and it's citizens' are the ones who end up doing everything to oppose it? Not for me, it doesn't! I was reading the paper and I stumbled across an interesting article in the Daily News. A former cop is currently being prosecuted for charges of falsifying drug arrests in exchange for overtime. As I read the article, something in the pit of my stomach disgusted me! This is not an all out attack on cops, because contrary to popular belief there are still a handful of good ones out there. I'm not speaking on them, I'm speaking on the ones who knowingly put on their uniform to cause mayhem and chaos throughout our communities. With all that being said, that's all they'll ever get from me. We've all been affected by their public displays of indifference either directly or indirectly. Some of these officers go into the academy with the mindset that once they get in, they will be above the law and will be free to do as they please without any regard to the end result. It's a cruel world out there, that even officers of the law find a way to abuse their power. It doesn't matter whose affected or not, the only thing they care about is their selves.
Corrupt ex-undercover Stephen Anderson testified that undercover officers received two to three hours of overtime as payback for taking down crack suspects in a Brooklyn courtroom. He also testified that officers swiped police funds used for drug buys on a daily basis. He is accused of conspiracy for associating and taking part of other rogue officers operations. Operations that included planting cocaine on innocent victims, which means he had to lie to grand juries in order for D.A. to get a conviction. He fabricated circumstances of arrests in numerous locations such as Queens and Brooklyn. His justification he says, is because he didn't want to be blacklisted from other undercover officers. I am appalled at his reasoning and the fact that there are probably scores of people he helped get locked up still sitting in prison for his stupidity and poor judgment baffles me. I wonder how many families read the Daily News October 14, 2011 and are probably trying to find attorneys right this minute to spring their loved ones from jail. It's sad that this poor excuse for a human being could jeopardize people's lives like this and think it's okay. Karma always finds a way to play its role so now he is faced with charges and being brought to justice. If there is such a thing as justice, the way this world is these days. If he could engage in such a heinous act, just imagine how many other officers could be doing this to one of your family members right now or have done so in the past? I'm pretty sure he's not the only one, my question is when does it end!
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