dianahsieh Posted October 21, 2011 Report Share Posted October 21, 2011 Did you need another reason to oppose the Drug War? Just in case, here's reason #28173: 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. Anderson, testifying under a cooperation agreement with prosecutors, was busted for planting cocaine, a practice known as "flaking," on four men in a Queens bar in 2008 to help out fellow cop Henry Tavarez, whose buy-and-bust activity had been low. Go read the whole story. Cross-posted from Metablog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudmer Posted October 26, 2011 Report Share Posted October 26, 2011 Your links are broken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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