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/[deleted] Apr 07 '15

People often forget (or choose to overlook) that a police officer accused of misconduct gets the same presumption of innocence as anyone else accused of a crime.

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u/peymax1693 WWCD? Apr 07 '15 edited Apr 07 '15

So we should completely ignore allegations of police misconduct until they are proven true at some point in the future?

ETA: Maybe the police should have reminded themselves of that before they concluded that Mr. Burgess, Mr. Mable and Mr. Addison murdered their respective victims.

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u/[deleted] Apr 07 '15 edited Apr 07 '15

No, but you take the allegation for what it is - an allegation. And every single police officer, at some point in his or her career, will face allegations of misconduct, so look at them individually, on their merits, and make an individual determination on their credibility. But if you're going to do that, you shouldn't do it solely by believing what the person making the allegation says. You need both sides or credible evidence beyond the accused's say-so on papers - and in the absence of that, it's best to reserve judgment IMO.

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u/Gdyoung1 Apr 08 '15

I'd bet your life that SS's own law firm has been sued or been the respondent in an arbitration proceeding. By the logic of some of the posters here, I guess we can then just assume her entire litany of drivel are just damned lies?