Posted on 08/19/2006 11:50:44 AM PDT by beltfed308
(CBS) NEW YORK Last April, police targeted a sex-for-money operation at a well-known Brooklyn massage parlor. They sent in an undercover officer to catch them in the act. Instead, the cops involved were the ones who got stung.
Pictures taken from a series of hidden surveillance cameras show the undercover officer entering, standing in the massage parlor lobby and then walking out. He spends a total of 43 seconds inside. Yet the officer claimed that during those 43 seconds he was solicited by all eight women working there.
Moments later the vice squad moved in and the workers and massage parlor owner were arrested for prostitution. Based on the surveillance photos, prosecutors now believe the undercover officer was lying.
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Very interesting read with video at the link.
Lots of past cases may be tossed and guilty perps let go because of these bad apples.
Wow, those cops are going to jail. Perjury and armed break-in.
Probably just trying to clean up after their own laziness in the initial arrests. Stupid also, never think that you've got the only copy of digital info.
Too bad. Better that a thousand guilty men walk free than one innocent man be falsely jailed. Maybe next time they'll actually do their jobs instead of taking a shortcut.
Personally, I think that all police should be required to wear recording equipment while on duty. After all, as they tell us, if they have nothing to hide, why should they care? It'd protect them against frivolous lawsuits as well - and it would give citizens the means of supervising the police.
Now they will attempt to outlaw citizen video survelliance. Can't be embarrassing our masters now can we?
What bothers me after watching the video is the complete lack of fear. Almost like there were more people (lookouts) involved than the actual burglars. JMO
It wouldn't surprise me for someone to try to make unauthorized recording of a police operation illegal.
As in the Duke case, there appears to be grounds for Federal criminal and civil prosecutions for Violations of Rights Under Color of Authority. If this case doesn't qualify, I don't know what does. This begins with a false arrest in which the participating sworn officers knew, or should have known, that the "evidence" that was "gathered" was faulty or simply didn't exist. That smells of conspiracy. Then, when the officers discovered their "mistake," there was a further conspiracy to break in and steal the evidence. They should have cut their losses and admitted a "mistake" and the city should have quietly settled. Not giving any advice or anything, but some people need to be thinking about taking the best deal they can get.
People have already been arrested for taking pictures of police activity, under the excuse that it was interfering with their work.
In Houston the Cops did the same but they actually were customers a few times until they busted them. The chief said it was ok for the cops to get "service" since it was the only way to prove it.
Justice - Texas style!
wow a cop lying, I am shocked!
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