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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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Body Cam Records Baltimore Cop Planting Drugs While Two Others Watch
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(Score: 2) by urza9814 on Friday July 21 2017, @09:38PM (2 children)
Huh...they're usually pretty honest about being full of shit IME.
"You know, when I pulled you over I didn't even know this was illegal...I had to get on the radio and have them look it up so I'd have something to cite you for." -- that's an exact quote (or close to it, it's been a while) of an RI state trooper that pulled me over last year. Ended up with a $35 fine, which was dismissed...but then I had to pay a $35 court fee.
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Friday July 21 2017, @11:12PM
Sounds like Albequerque courts. I got a ticket there that was outrageously bogus. I called and bitched, and was assured the ticket would be dismissed. All I had to do was pay the same amount as the ticket was for "court costs". In states like that, you're going to pay, no matter what. The only question is, how many points are added to your driving record. It's not about safety, it's all about the money.
(Score: 2) by JoeMerchant on Saturday July 22 2017, @03:34AM
Well, there's a difference between the ones running traps and the ones that pull you out of genuine concern.
Long ago, I drove around significantly over the limit a lot, and when off duties and other cops would stop me then, they would also generally cut me loose with a warning, after a couple of minutes of "getting to know you" chat time.
It's Betty the Traffic Cop who thinks that Traffic is beneath her, but stakes out a corner on the 28th of the month to pump up her numbers to make quota - she'll lie her ass off, in front of a judge if necessary, to tell a story that backs up her "observing" you running a red light, even though she couldn't see the intersection from her donut consuming nest.
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