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re: If You Were A Police Officer How Much Are You Keeping On A Bust?

Posted on 10/21/20 at 7:46 pm to
Posted by soccerfüt
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Posted on 10/21/20 at 7:46 pm to
His plans have begun to unRavel
Posted by The People
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Posted on 10/21/20 at 7:49 pm to
Not one cent.

And let me catch you pulling that in my presence and I am beating the ever living frick out of you before arresting you.

This isn't Hollywood. Some of us took the oath we made serious and continue to respect our life's work.
Posted by t00f
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Posted on 10/21/20 at 7:52 pm to
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I'm already on the drug dealer's payroll


Hook me up
Posted by Kafka
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Posted on 10/21/20 at 7:52 pm to
to aaron copland, to forgive divine
Posted by Hangit
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Posted on 10/21/20 at 7:55 pm to
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to aaron copland, to forgive divine


Would you like forgiveness? I'll Handel it.
Posted by OweO
Plaquemine, La
Member since Sep 2009
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Posted on 10/21/20 at 8:04 pm to
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If I'm the only one that finds the money? $125k



Yes. Of course this is all hypothetical. You are a parish deputy, the interstate runs through your parish. The runner is an idiot an is going dangerously fast so you pull him over. Just to avoid in questions like "so I would have to do an illegal search?"..

Lets just assume he has a huge bag of cash in the front seat and all the product in the back seat and its easily visible. You handcuff him and put him in the back of the car then call it in. You could easily grab a few stacks out the bag and put it away before anyone shows up.

Lets say you don't take any of the money, but the next officer on the scene does. What do you do? After all. That money will be put in the evidence that will just sit there for who knows how long.
Posted by soccerfüt
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Posted on 10/21/20 at 8:05 pm to
I’m bored listening to this Bartók, I’m going Chopin.
This post was edited on 10/21/20 at 8:06 pm
Posted by Whiznot
Albany, GA
Member since Oct 2013
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Posted on 10/21/20 at 8:06 pm to
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I wouldn't take anything. Not going to jail. The drug dealer would know I took it and word would spread that I'm dirty.
Smart cops profit from their informants' drug operations. Symbiotic relationships pay. Robbing a bust isn't smart or ambitious.
Posted by OweO
Plaquemine, La
Member since Sep 2009
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Posted on 10/21/20 at 8:07 pm to
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Not one cent.

And let me catch you pulling that in my presence and I am beating the ever living frick out of you before arresting you.

This isn't Hollywood. Some of us took the oath we made serious and continue to respect our life's work.


So you are a police officer I assume? First, thank you for putting your life on the line.

With that said, you say isn't hollywood, but do you think it never happens?
Posted by Lago Gato
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Posted on 10/21/20 at 8:27 pm to
It used to happen for sure !
Posted by puse01
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Posted on 10/21/20 at 8:31 pm to
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This post was edited on 11/15/21 at 6:49 pm
Posted by OweO
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Posted on 10/21/20 at 8:44 pm to
Do you think the money in the evidence room ever get skimmed from?
Posted by Earthquake 88
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Posted on 10/21/20 at 8:49 pm to
Finders keepers. Where I live they keep the vehicles they were driving, the cash, the guns, and anything else of value. Some of its used to fund the police department.
Posted by SCLibertarian
Conway, South Carolina
Member since Aug 2013
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Posted on 10/21/20 at 8:53 pm to
And when the guy you took it from gets popped down the road, especially if by the Feds, he'll rat you out to get a better sentence. And even though he can't prove it, the information provided is probably enough for the Feds to try and put together a police corruption case. 6 months to a year later, when you're shaking down another drug dealer, it will be an undercover agent or a cooperating witness. And then you'll be doing a long stretch for public corruption.
Posted by OweO
Plaquemine, La
Member since Sep 2009
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Posted on 10/21/20 at 8:55 pm to
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keep the vehicles they were driving, the cash, the guns, and anything else of value.


There are some departments that will take a vehicle they bust and use it as special vehicle.. Like a D.A.R.E. vehicle. Or they put them up for auction.
Posted by TidenUP
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Member since Apr 2011
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Posted on 10/21/20 at 8:57 pm to
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Your word against someone you busted who would have an incentive to make up something about you. What is the dealer going to say? That's bullshite. I didn't have $75k, I had $125k.

So you had $125k? Prove it.


Someone has never seen an actual IAD investigation. When Internal Affairs gets involved, the accused LEO is treated like a criminal.
Posted by OweO
Plaquemine, La
Member since Sep 2009
114036 posts
Posted on 10/21/20 at 9:04 pm to
quote:

And when the guy you took it from gets popped down the road, especially if by the Feds, he'll rat you out to get a better sentence. And even though he can't prove it, the information provided is probably enough for the Feds to try and put together a police corruption case. 6 months to a year later, when you're shaking down another drug dealer, it will be an undercover agent or a cooperating witness. And then you'll be doing a long stretch for public corruption.



A criminal gets busted by the feds. He is looking at a long sentence. He then says "When I was busted by this police department, I really had $125k on me but they only reported $75k". Oh really? Can you prove it? "No"."So you wait until you are looking to serve serious time to tell us this in order to look for a reduce in sentence?".

Its the criminals word against the cops word. Perception favors the police.
Posted by BZ504
Texas
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Posted on 10/21/20 at 9:08 pm to
Were you the cop that got fired from BRPD for posting on here?
Posted by TidenUP
Dauphin Island
Member since Apr 2011
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Posted on 10/21/20 at 9:10 pm to
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Its the criminals word against the cops word. Perception favors the police.


Again, when Internal Affairs gets involved, and they would, the accused LEO is treated like a criminal. He/she gets questioned as if they have to prove their own innocence. Their bank accts can be subpoenaed, recent purchases verified, etc.
Posted by Gulf Coast Tiger
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Posted on 10/21/20 at 9:12 pm to
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If you were a police officer and lets say you make a drug bust and that person had $125k on them. How much of it will you report and how much of it would you take?



I was always to paranoid of IA to take anything from anyone. I also never wanted to embarrass my family. That made it easy for me to not even think about keeping anything
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