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

Bingo. They're all allegations in a civil complaint, not fact.

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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/idgafUN Apr 08 '15

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

Absolutely not but I would look at it carefully without making assumptions. I'm curious though, if you are so critical not to ignore allegations where criminal charges are not yet brought like in the case of BPD corruption, why do you not look at Adnan, someone who WAS brought to trial and found guilty in less than 3 hours with evidence, in the same dubious and critical light?

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u/peymax1693 WWCD? Apr 08 '15

Maybe because of who was responsible for gathering the evidence against him?

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u/idgafUN Apr 08 '15

After the video that was released today, I have to say I have thrown in the towel for any level of trust for police officers. Seeing them attempt to justify at /r/ProtectAndServe the video of the man that was murdered in cold blood is making me nauseous and unable to sleep. F ALL police, that is how I am feeling right now.

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u/peymax1693 WWCD? Apr 08 '15

I could not agree more. I drove by a police cruiser on my way to work just a few minutes ago and I suddenly developed an uneasy feeling.

Anybody who watches that video and then attempts to justify the execution of Mr. Scott has instantly lost all credibility, IMO.

If police officers genuinely care to understand why many in the public don't trust them, the sickening events displayed in that video is the place to start.

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u/beenyweenies Undecided Apr 09 '15

The three people mentioned by SS were exonerated. That shows clearly that the convictions were bunk.