NYPD busted for planting drugs on innocent people, “multiple times”?

by ~ The Rebel ~ Posted 2012/06/08 22:29:11

Related Topics: Police, Drugs, Crime, New York, Queen, New York City, Time, Guilty, South, Queens, Corruption, Nypd

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A former NYPD narcotics detective snared in a corruption scandal testified it was common practice to fabricate drug charges against innocent people to meet arrest quotas.

The bombshell testimony from Stephen Anderson is the first public account of the twisted culture behind the false arrests in the Brooklyn South and Queens narc squads, which led to the arrests of eight cops and a massive shakeup. . . .

“Did you observe with some frequency this … practice which is taking someone who was seemingly not guilty of a crime and laying the drugs on them?” Justice Gustin Reichbach asked Anderson.

“Yes, multiple times,” he replied.

say what? 2012/06/08 22:38:40

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Everyone ever busted in New York city for drugs should be freed and their records cleared.I would rather see hundreds of guilty go free than one innocent man be convicted.

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Tom to say what? 2012/06/08 23:28:01

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I agree as long as they were non violent cases.

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The Sane One 2012/06/08 22:37:34

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Not surprised at all. It's common practice in most large municipalities. It's a way to augment their budgets through asset forfeiture laws.

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Solomonster 2012/06/08 22:31:56 (edited)

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james.g.mcdonald.5 2012/06/08 22:30:13

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Nothing new

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