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Posted on Sat Nov 22, 2008 at 07:19:18 PM EST
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The Albuquerque Police Department is seeking to hire snitches and placing employment ads in the paper.
The advertisement, which is running in the current Alibi newspaper, seeks criminals willing to snitch on other criminals.
The ad says, "Wanted: People who hang out with crooks to do part time work for APD. Make some extra cash. Drug use and criminal record OK."
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Posted on Thu May 08, 2008 at 01:32:00 AM EST
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Snitch: Informants, Cooperators, and the Corruption of Justice by Ethan Brown
Sunday, May 19, I'll be hosting the Firedoglake Book Salon where author Ethan Brown will be discussing his new book. (5:00 PM ET)
Pick up a copy or order one from Amazon at the link above, and come join us.
My view: Snitch (cooperators') testimony is purchased testimony and inherently unreliable. It is testimony the Government purchases with promises of leniency, and freedom is a commodity far more precious than money. The incentive to lie is enormous and the practice has made our criminal justice system morally bankrupt.
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