What The Heck Is Going On With The Baltimore P.D.?

I suppose every police department has their corruption, but.....22 officers & still counting?
 
“When you have sworn police officers involved in egregious and long-standing criminal activity such as planting guns and drugs, stealing drugs and money, selling drugs, making illegal arrests, and bringing false charges, our legal and ethical obligation in the pursuit of justice leaves us no other recourse but to ‘right the wrongs’ of unjust convictions associated with corrupt police officers,” Mosby wrote in an email.

Prosecutors began asking the courts this week to undo nearly 800 convictions that hinged on investigations by or testimony from these 22 officers. Mosby provided the names of 17 of them to The Baltimore Sun. She declined to identify any others, saying they may remain under federal investigation. She directed questions to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Baltimore. A spokeswoman there declined to comment.

Eight of the 22 are former members of the gun squad, those who were convicted of racketeering crimes and sentenced to federal prison for terms ranging from seven to 25 years. Six of those task force members accepted plea deals; two were convicted at trial. During the trial, the officers testified about their crimes and implicated other cops who have not been charged. They admitted to stealing money from citizens, lying on paperwork and bilking the city for unearned overtime pay — some even claimed overtime for hours they spent on vacation
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None of that surprises me in the least.
 
I'm a nobody, and even I have heard for a long time that Baltimore cops were corrupt. Now, I'm not talking about squashing a parking ticket, but the blanket corruption of the entire department. Baltimore started with that " broken window" concept of policing, which has turned out to be a total failure. It was nothing more than a police state for Black neighborhoods. When you consider the cops were guilty of "planting guns and drugs, stealing drugs and money, selling drugs, making illegal arrests, and bringing false charges, your average drug dealer sounds almost respectable. And I fear, the Baltimore PD is not alone.
 
Los Angeles PD has also had several corruption scandals. Some involved stealing guns & drugs out of the evidence lockers & selling them on the street - for huge profits. Convicted felons who can't legally own guns will pay $8,000.00 + for a $600.00 gun. The scandal came to light when suspicions arose about some police officers' lifestyles - that were way beyond their salaries - including vacation homes, boats, planes, etc.
The funny thing is...police officers, themselves are victims to some of those guns they're selling back on the street. Cops are always talking about how risky their job is....and what heroes they are, & how they're "Devoted to keeping drugs & guns off the street....."
 
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