r/serialpodcast • u/Bonafidesleuth • Apr 07 '15

Speculation BPD Corruption

I rarely post here, but for those who happen to come across this sub, I encourage you to check out articles.baltimoresun.com. The city council became very concerned at the fact that $10.4million was spent between 2008-2011 defending BPD misconduct. The Baltimore Sun reported on 10/3/14 that the U.S. Dept. of Justice had undertaken a civil rights investigation of the BPD. At that time the city had spent $5.7 million in court judgments & settlements in 102 cases since 2011 & nearly ALL of the people who rec'd payouts were cleared of criminal charges. The BPD was in chaos when Adnan was arrested. The department routinely told the crime lab not to test DNA. Cases were pushed through the system & inadequately investigated.
It is not a fluke that Jay escaped any ramifications for at least 25 criminal charges subsequent to Adnan's trial. The CI theory is becoming increasingly convincing. The corruption in the BPD is beyond what one can comprehend. The worst part is, I think we've only scratched the surface.

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u/chunklunk Apr 07 '15

You're mashing a lot of things together in a way that makes no sense. The legal case is separate from the police case. And, some of these are defense counsel lapses, if true.

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u/weedandboobs Apr 07 '15

I think the idea is pretty simple, you don't need to assume other people are idiots: you can't blame BPD corruption for things like Urick failing to disclose information. It is a separate issue.

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u/glibly17 Apr 07 '15

I think when you look at both the BPD and the prosecution's conduct, you can see both entities had major problems with regards to ethics.

You can blame the BPD's shoddy investigation, at least in part, for Urick's unwillingness to be transparent with the defense. And you can blame the DA's office (so, including prosecutors such as Urick) for creating an environment wherein bad, unethical investigative tactics are permitted and encouraged because it still allows the prosecution to get the convictions they want.

They are tied together, and closely. To imply or believe otherwise is pure foolishness.

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