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Originally posted by MysterE
reply to post by BreachedZone
I want to make it clear that I don't think all police are corrupt. I believe this represents a very small percentage of officers. For the most part I believe our law enforcement are honorable brave men.
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[edit on 11-5-2010 by MysterE]
Originally posted by BreachedZone
This is not indicative of all police officers. My husband is a retired officer, and is an honorable man. It is a shame what is going on, but it may just be this precinct
Originally posted by photobug
Here's another viewpoint on this issue....
First I am in no way defending the corruption is the police departmenet we all know it's there and I applaud the guy for his efforts in recording and documneting it. However the problem that comes into play is this. The man blatantly violated the federal and probably state wiretapping laws. Additionally he further violated the law by publishing the recordings.
If you don't want it played back in whatever "Book Of Life' don't say it. Nuff Said
www.rcfp.org...
My problem is this. I recently went through a very nasty divorce in which I discovered amoung other things my now ex wife was a child abuser. In an attempt to prove this I recored phone calls in my own home as well as ambient recordings of her and the children. The things that I caught on tape were absolutley awful. Things you can not even imagine saying to children. ANyway the bottom line is becasue of the wiretapping laws the tapes are inadmissable in court and to further complicate the issue I was sued for violation of the wiretapping laws.
The fundamental problem with the law is that it needs to be changed in that there needs to be an oversight body that a normal citizen can go to to obtain legal wiretaps. Currently as an ordinary citizen it is impossible to obtain a warrant to wiretap someone legally.
Sorry for your situation --- NO Waiting for the wheels of "Justice" too many are greased, or stuck
Originally posted by photobug
ANyway the bottom line is becasue of the wiretapping laws the tapes are inadmissable in court and to further complicate the issue I was sued for violation of the wiretapping laws.
The fundamental problem with the law is that it needs to be changed in that there needs to be an oversight body that a normal citizen can go to to obtain legal wiretaps. Currently as an ordinary citizen it is impossible to obtain a warrant to wiretap someone legally.