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Two recent episodes of the "Criminal" podcast [0] documented that it's a bad idea for even victims of kidnapping to report to police. In this case, it wasn't be
by jessaustin 5y ago
Two recent episodes of the "Criminal" podcast [0] documented that it's a bad idea for even victims of kidnapping to report to police. In this case, it wasn't because the kidnappers punished the victims for reporting, but because the police themselves harmed the victims.
[0] https://thisiscriminal.com/episode-167-48-hours-6-18-21/ https://thisiscriminal.com/episode-167-48-hours-6-18-21/
- hairofadog 5y agoMy blood boiled as I listened to that story. My impression is that cops are incentivized to close the case much more than they are to find the truth, and the most prominent targets of their investigation will be friends, acquaintances, and family members, so even in the unlikely case of a loved one being kidnapped you should be very careful and probably talk to them only through a lawyer.
- jessaustin 5y agoThe real fool in that story was the Fed brother. How could an FBI agent really believe that running to the local cops was the best thing to do first? That is a complete misunderstanding of every aspect of USA criminal justice system. I don't know how that guy avoids getting drummed out of the bureau after this podcast.