Cops commit perjury, get Rick Roll'd

[workinwifdakids]

Oh. My. God. I'm in loooove! //swoon//

Like Mark Draughn, I've been somewhat skeptical of Barry Cooper, the former drug cop turned pitchman for how-to-beat-the-cops videos. He comes off as more of a huckster than a principled whistle-blower, which I think does the good ideas he stands for (police reform) more harm than good.

But damn. I have to hand it to him. This might be one of the ballsiest moves I've ever seen.

KopBusters rented a house in Odessa, Texas and began growing two small Christmas trees under a grow light similar to those used for growing marijuana.

More...

[mekender]

and people wonder why police arent trusted...

i for one love the boys in blue... but i am tired of the shady shit that goes on


maybe they can do one of these stings against the ATF for a questionable NFA item?

[308Mike]

Serves 'em right. If they lied on the search warrant affidavit, at minimum, they need to be fired, and if they look back through some of their other warrants and determine those could have been falsified too, they need to be prosecuted.

If they can't be trusted, they can't be cops. It's that simple.

[Aglifter]

Lying on a search warrant is perjury. It is a felony and a "crime of moral turpitude" They MUST be prosecuted for it, to maintain any legitimacy in the court system.

As they must be for whatever abuses they engaged in. When a LEO engages in that type of conduct, he is almost certainly engaging in a crime, and merely being fired is not a suitable method of dealing w. that behavior.

[Termite]

Lying on a search warrant is perjury. It is a felony and a "crime of moral turpitude" They MUST be prosecuted for it, to maintain any legitimacy in the court system.

It's up to the local DA.
The only way MAYBE besides that is for citizens, like a private attorney, to convene a citizens' grand jury. I think that can be done in a few states, at least theoretically.

[Aglifter]

I realize it's the choice of the DA to bring the charges -- I meant that the public esteem for the court system takes a major blow if the cops aren't.

Now, the Cops involved have also:
Engaged in a conspiracy to deprive someone of their civil rights
Committed a breaking and entering
Trespassed w. a weapon (10 yr sentence in TX.)

Frankly, an honest DA would have those cops facing about 15 years.

[mekender]

I realize it's the choice of the DA to bring the charges -- I meant that the public esteem for the court system takes a major blow if the cops aren't.

Now, the Cops involved have also:
Engaged in a conspiracy to deprive someone of their civil rights
Committed a breaking and entering
Trespassed w. a weapon (10 yr sentence in TX.)

Frankly, an honest DA would have those cops facing about 15 years.

only the ones that lied on the warrant... most of those cops were probably not involved other than in serving what they thought was a legit warrant

[Aglifter]

Of course, the others are protected from acting under color of authority from the judge who issued the warrant. There is NO protection, however, for merely following the instructions of their superiors, etc.

However, there would still be charges possible for any LEOs involved in the initial illegal surveillance.