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It worries me that the local sheriff thought he could extort bribes from a multinational company and get away with it. And Apple is very much top of the list.
by HarryHirsch 6y ago
It worries me that the local sheriff thought he could extort bribes from a multinational company and get away with it. And Apple is very much top of the list.
Of course the cops are corrupt, but this degree of corruption is something you'd have thought would happen only in Brazil. It's either more common than we know or this individual is unusually stupid.
- cowmoo728 6y agoBribery for gun permits is also very common in NYC. It's well known that you either have to employ ex-NYPD in some capacity to get a gun permit, or pay cash. Maybe it's slowed down since some high profile arrests in 2017. https://abc7ny.com/nypd-police-corruption-investigation/1914685/ https://abc7ny.com/nypd-police-corruption-investigation/1914... DAs don't like investigating cops.
- ed25519FUUU 6y agoThis is exactly why governments love red tape and "oversight". When you have to come to GOVERNMENT to ask for permission, they can make it worth it for them. No surprise this is so prevalent in NYC and Santa Clara. They can deceive people that the strong requirements is under the guise of gun control or some such.
- HarryHirsch 6y agoThe sentences were exceedingly lenient: https://nypost.com/2019/09/25/ex-cop-who-cooperated-in-nypd-bribery-scandal-gets-no-jail-sentence/ https://nypost.com/2019/09/25/ex-cop-who-cooperated-in-nypd-...