Does it take a criminal to catch a crooked cop?

He goes by the rather grandiose - and wholly invented - name of Taylor Winthorpe Trump.

[overkill]

The cop did wrong, but he is underpaid for doing the job he has and risking his life everyday for 28 years. And, is this how the FBI spends its time? Who's watching the FBI now that Colleen Rowley is organizing protests for the Republican Convention? If this is the level of corruption found in the MPLS Police Dept, then Minneapolis can rest easy at night, except on the North Side.
"Did you hear that Mama? Was that firecrackers or an AK47?"

[tom tom]

Yeah, sucks to see cops do worng, but 99% are good people. Sure some are bad, but a lot try to do well. I am not a cop and no I would never want to be one. To much of the "damned if you do damned if you dont"

Cops are doing a job where they are not paid enough and get to much bad press.

I am just a reg Joe work 9-5 at a "corp" job paying my bills and doing what adults do

[Edwin Jiang]

overkill wrote:

The cop did wrong, but he is underpaid for doing the job he has and risking his life everyday for 28 years. And, is this how the FBI spends its time? Who's watching the FBI now that Colleen Rowley is organizing protests for the Republican Convention? If this is the level of corruption found in the MPLS Police Dept, then Minneapolis can rest easy at night, except on the North Side.
"Did you hear that Mama? Was that firecrackers or an AK47?"

Being underpaid is no excuse for a police officer breaking the law. He willingly accepted the job, with the pay and the risks clearly spelled out. He violated a sacred trust to the community he is sworn to serve. I am sick and tired of hearing police justify their misdeeds with these spurious excuses. Each corrupt cop further erodes our trust in law enforcement!

Of course, I shouldn't be surprised. This was the same incompetent police department that presented medals of honor to incompetents who raided an innocent man's house.

[Buttomfly]

Why are they trying to play up the fact that the informant has a long criminal history. Happens to people all the time. The guy who squeels gets a deal from the prosecution for ratting out everyone else. Why should prosecuting an officer be any different. If he got caught breaking the law, that's the fact they have to run with. It's the way it's treated for you and me.

[Criminal Cops]

Buttomfly wrote:

Why are they trying to play up the fact that the informant has a long criminal history. Happens to people all the time. The guy who squeels gets a deal from the prosecution for ratting out everyone else. Why should prosecuting an officer be any different. If he got caught breaking the law, that's the fact they have to run with. It's the way it's treated for you and me.

What cop has never violated the law or anyone's rights?? Or turned their head while their brothers in Blue did?? If the majority of cops were good we would not be having all the incidents that we have.

[Greg]

Maybe it take an independent department to investigate a fellow Minneapolis Police officer. The Internals Affairs is nothing but a Joke. I told McManus to rename it Damage Control. What going on with Lt. Lee Edwards ? He comminted a crime when he was in charge of Internals Affairs. Nothing got investigated or answeared. Dolan should step down or do your job.

[officer squeee]

COPS CAN DO NO WRONG!

We've got badges and government bullets and kill--I mean, put our lives on the line every day for ourselves!

http://www.classesandcareers.com/education/20...

[Oh Yeah]

The officer messed up.$200.00 ? The informant will be getting time. The officer will be decertified and will be unemplyed.

[Buttomfly]

overkill wrote:

The cop did wrong, but he is underpaid for doing the job he has and risking his life everyday for 28 years. And, is this how the FBI spends its time? Who's watching the FBI now that Colleen Rowley is organizing protests for the Republican Convention? If this is the level of corruption found in the MPLS Police Dept, then Minneapolis can rest easy at night, except on the North Side.
"Did you hear that Mama? Was that firecrackers or an AK47?"

You do know that there are officers making $70,000 to $100,000 today with overtime? I don't think that falls into the underpaid category anymore.

Look what the military gets paid to get shot at daily over in Iraq.

[And the point is]

So it turns out that fake criminal that the crooked cop thought was a real criminal, was in fact a real criminal.

Next we'll be informed that the money the crooked cop was getting for selling information to a guy he thought was a criminal had once been used in a drug transaction.

[Reality Check]

I can't believe they named him by his real name.... concidering he's a snitch. Prison's have a place for snitch's...Even if he's snitching on the cop's! Good Luck!

[overkill]

Buttomfly wrote:

<quoted text>
You do know that there are officers making $70,000 to $100,000 today with overtime? I don't think that falls into the underpaid category anymore.
Look what the military gets paid to get shot at daily over in Iraq.

Cops might be making $100,000 in Madison
but they aren't in Mpls and few are making $70,000. Being on patrol in North
Minneapolis? Priceless.

[damage control]

Greg wrote:

Maybe it take an independent department to investigate a fellow Minneapolis Police officer. The Internals Affairs is nothing but a Joke. I told McManus to rename it Damage Control. What going on with Lt. Lee Edwards ? He comminted a crime when he was in charge of Internals Affairs. Nothing got investigated or answeared. Dolan should step down or do your job.

So you must work inside the Mpls Police Dept giving advice to a former Chief. Do you commute from Whittier, California or time travel to work everyday?

[MFD]

I guess you agree with the former Attorney General,
"just because you break the Law doesnt mean your a criminal". Please allow me to HELP you-1)if your under paid we live in American,get a new job that pays more. 2)you cant be a firefighter and start fires (duh) and you cant be a cop and break the law-period point blank. 3)next time read the article before posting a comment,please.I really dont want to waste another second on this stupid argument.
Salaam.

overkill wrote:

The cop did wrong, but he is underpaid for doing the job he has and risking his life everyday for 28 years. And, is this how the FBI spends its time? Who's watching the FBI now that Colleen Rowley is organizing protests for the Republican Convention? If this is the level of corruption found in the MPLS Police Dept, then Minneapolis can rest easy at night, except on the North Side.
"Did you hear that Mama? Was that firecrackers or an AK47?"

[rcc]

As my brother in North Mpls says the only difference between a cop and a criminal is the badge!

[IWannabepo-po]

I accually know that guy taylor i dated his daughter and I've been to his house and everything. He is a real piece of work, But then again that cop is stupid for working with a guy like him. And to you Damage control there are cops in North mpls making between 70-100 grand a year I know a couple and they are patrol officers.

[good person]

all bad cops should be beat by good people that go by the law for 50 years or more!!!!!!!!!!