OMG- the Baltimore Police Department may very well be the most corrupt law enforcement agency since the days of Tammany Hall. And no, that’s not hyperbole.
What we are learning is that officers are in street gangs and have been dealing drugs. That they have engaged in “murdering” even one of their own, the day before he was set to testify in open court. The revelations are astonishing.
Which leads me to the reason I stumbled on this article. As most folks here probably know, I’m a gun guy. One of the firearm blogs I read wrote a quick article referencing this source. I know nothing about the Root, so I can’t vouch for the quality of the content, but this is pretty compelling. Anyway- the head of the unit in that police department tasked with tracing weapons used in crimes, from the article:
“And then there’s the revelation that the supervisor of the unit instructed officers to carry a toy gun just in case they found themselves “in a jam” and needed to plant one. When one of the officers, Marcus Tayor, was arrested, officials couldn’t figure out why he had a toy gun in his glove compartment.”
So, it was out in the open, premeditated, standard operating procedure to plant evidence. Sometimes even used to justify murdering civilians.
I’d suggest everyone read the source article. The level of corruption is enraging. And this is coming from a middle aged man who was raised to unconditionally honor and respect law enforcement. Over the last 2 decades, it’s been stories like this have eroded my trust in ALL of them.
Wow. Just wow.