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posted by martyb on Friday July 21 2017, @01:17AM   Printer-friendly
from the Alexa-don't-watch-me-do-crime dept.

A Baltimore cop, identified as Richard Pinheiro, was recorded on video planting drugs then "finding" them moments later - in front of two other unnamed cops. The video was made possible due to Pinheiro's body camera being designed to keep the 30 seconds of video prior to it being "switched on".

Charges against the civilian suspect have been dropped; no word yet on any criminal charges against any of the three cops.

Also at Ars Technica, The Baltimore Sun, USA Today and vox.com.


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 21 2017, @02:59AM (5 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 21 2017, @02:59AM (#542156)

    I don't think those laws are what's preventing you from owning a nuke. A string of illegal acts involving theft and transport would have to come first.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 21 2017, @03:04AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 21 2017, @03:04AM (#542158)

    Possession is 9/10 of the law.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 21 2017, @03:06AM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 21 2017, @03:06AM (#542159)

    Stuxnet is believed to be designed to prevent a nation state from building their own nuclear weapons.

    Nuclear weapons are believed to be dangerous enough that nobody should have them.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 21 2017, @09:15AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 21 2017, @09:15AM (#542276)

      Except for those who already have them, in which case it is ok.

    • (Score: 2) by Osamabobama on Friday July 21 2017, @05:04PM

      by Osamabobama (5842) on Friday July 21 2017, @05:04PM (#542460)

      Nuclear weapons are believed to be dangerous enough that nobody should have them.

      ...which is why the Hard Rock Café specifically prohibits their customers from bringing them on the premises. But, it's the 'bringing' that is the problem, not the 'having.'

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  • (Score: 2) by Immerman on Friday July 21 2017, @01:52PM

    by Immerman (3985) on Friday July 21 2017, @01:52PM (#542352)

    Not really - you can buy all the necessary components on the open market, including the uranium or plutonium. Building the thing is a *bit* more involved, but nothing inherently illegal there either.