If I'm guilty of this, every cop in the nation's going to jail
That's not as convincing as he wants it to be.
Edit: holy hell, everything in that article is infuriating.
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The more you read the wose everything gets, id be fuming if I were an American
Most of us in the US are fumed out
Yeah it's corruption at every turn and just getting worse.
Yeah. I hardly ever make an actual post but this ... Just ... Ugh.
I just want to end armed policing at this point. The whole argument about criminals being well armed holds no water when the police are the ones that armed them.
Governments often arm the enemy to justify their own existence.
Regular police should have been disarmed as soon as SWAT was introduced. If you need weapons, bring in actually trained officers.
This. Just so much this.
Rules for thee and not for me.
My favorite parts are where the first guy says if he's guilty then so are all cops. Then the feds guy says they like to educate, not charge and these officers just don't understand this is like a straw purchase.
In reality it's not like a straw purchase, it is exactly that. One of the biggest indicators of corruption is government officials and soldiers selling their weapons on the black market.
The [BATF] agents explained that prosecutors have been generally reluctant to charge these cases, and the bureau stated that "it is our goal to educate, not investigate," according to a 2017 law enforcement memo obtained by CBS News.
"Just to let you know, taking the minigun purchased with federal grants by your sheriff's office and selling it to drug cartels would be illegal. We thought it'd be good if that were clear. Anyway, do you mind if I take a ride in your Corvette?"
Can we get rid of armed policing yet?
That's absurd! It's like dentists giving out candy lol. They want to secure their jobs!
Ohh, is it another day ending in y?
Apparently