"If I'm guilty of this, every cop in the nation's going to jail." This has been something I keep saying -- LEO buy and sell firearms under the table all the time. I dont know a sheriff's office that hasn't done this. www.cbsnews.com/news/police-... - ThreadSky

jesspish.bsky.social • 107 days ago

"If I'm guilty of this, every cop in the nation's going to jail."
This has been something I keep saying -- LEO buy and sell firearms under the table all the time. I dont know a sheriff's office that hasn't done this.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/police-selling-restricted-guns-posties/

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q762.bsky.social•107 days ago

And we appreciate at least a small trickle of guns that are an absolute pain to get any other way. MP7s should not cost 60k

estherisbester.bsky.social•107 days ago

chokoreetob.bsky.social•106 days ago

How are they allowed to sell tax payer financed goods for self gain????? Can I just sell my laptop???

ahideousthing.bsky.social•106 days ago

Goods that will most likely be used to commit acts of violence: it's be less contemptible if they were selling drugs (which they probably are too).

brandisnow.bsky.social•107 days ago

We accept these terms.

sreginald.bsky.social•107 days ago

Oh.

thatonegirllana.bsky.social•107 days ago

Don't threaten me with a good time, Bradley

dcmirk.bsky.social•107 days ago

Authority comes with privilege, always has.

scaredy.fish•107 days ago

But that would mean there’s some sort of deep rot in the institution of policing, and we all know that’s absurd!

jesspish.bsky.social•107 days ago

goodposts.fyi•107 days ago

here's one of our local examples. this is a town of ~1000 with one full-time cop. he helped traffic over 200 machine guns (which were never recovered and everyone here knows went to the town's biker bar) and got off with probation.
https://www.wlwt.com/article/dorian-lacourse-addyston-police-chief-machine-gun-scheme/40170025

professorbutts.com•107 days ago

which bar???

i live near addyston (his conviction got them to remove the rolling stop cost $ signs lol)

goodposts.fyi•107 days ago

Saddlemen, who hang out at the Shamrock. more to do with the club than the bar.

mattgreenfield.bsky.social•107 days ago

It sounds as if sheriff departments on average make us less safe rather than more safe.

ahideousthing.bsky.social•106 days ago

It's almost as if they are utter hypocrites and a bunch of thugs.

jesspish.bsky.social•107 days ago

Indeed yes! (based on a whole book I wrote about it!)
https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-highest-law-in-the-land-how-the-unchecked-power-of-sheriffs-threatens-democracy-jessica-pishko/21071687?ean=9780593471319

pianomover.bsky.social•107 days ago

From an earlier article.

jesspish.bsky.social•106 days ago

there's a lot there

pianomover.bsky.social•106 days ago

One hates to fall into cliches about inadequacy

rbistheone.bsky.social•106 days ago

"The shire's reeve" is what the word is derived from.

esmom697.bsky.social•106 days ago

Applies to police in general imo

able2.bsky.social•107 days ago

There is so much that makes America a continuing failed experiment but its failure to control guns is utterly bizarre to those of us lucky enough not to have to worry about being shot dead the whole time.

pixie92.bsky.social•107 days ago

It's how they keep crime at the top of issues plaguing the US. If they are allowing these guns into the hands of those who shouldn't have them, they can say "See, we have a problem with people with guns, so we need more cops & more guns to keep tabs on them."

cbhessick.bsky.social•106 days ago

👀

quiltsncozycoffee.bsky.social•103 days ago

📌

randompersonfire.bsky.social•106 days ago

Perhaps it's time to get rid of sheriffs entirely. Many of them act like they're kings above all laws (and a considerable amount of so-called "constitutional sheriffs" claim to be able to nullify state/federal laws, which is totally incorrect).

kille-4b.bsky.social•107 days ago

You definately need to change a lot of things in your country 😳

raineyallthetime.bsky.social•107 days ago

Are you seriously telling me that evidence lockers aren’t just bottomless pits where contraband can be held in perpetuity and the laws of physics state the matter cannot be created or destroyed ergo the guns go somewhere? I’m shocked

alphonsus.bsky.social•107 days ago

Fake country

alexiasissy.bsky.social•107 days ago

Like Obama's fast and furious?

lore-core.bsky.social•107 days ago

this quote really stood out to me:

wxyz.bsky.social•107 days ago

oh no, they're respecting the second amendment which clearly states "shall not infringe" RE: the government and citizens' ability to procure arms? whatever shall we do?

mikeward.bsky.social•107 days ago

Far right Sheriff Chuck Jenkins of Frederick County, MD recently had his case dropped. Is this how American guns are sold to the drug cartels or are they arming right wing militias? Likely both.

talaattanagra.bsky.social•100 days ago

What a mockery of justice.

daven50.bsky.social•107 days ago

And we wonder how criminals get their hands on guns. This is a major scandal.

jesspish.bsky.social•107 days ago

Most of them go to 2A stans. Unless there are charges filed, however, it's pretty impossible for a journalist to prove.
The DOJ just dropped one of the bigger cases against a sitting sheriff. 🤷‍♀️ Whatever, gun violence is NBD I guess!
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/frederick-county-sheriff-has-charges-dropped-in-machine-gun-case/3767233/

gorobei.bsky.social•107 days ago

Just based on the article, the sheriff was charged with letting machine guns be rented at a gun range (apparently with no direct evidence).

How does that fuel violent crime, and how is it worthy of federal prosecution?

jesspish.bsky.social•107 days ago

Well it's corruption because he did it to ensure political power. And the feds dropped the case so I guess they agreed. 🤷‍♀️

gorobei.bsky.social•107 days ago

The corruption part must not have been in the article.

wxyz.bsky.social•107 days ago

so he said "people would probably shoot these cool guns" and that's corruption?

gorobei.bsky.social•107 days ago

It’s ok because they took a federal corruption charge up to the eve of trial but everyone went home in the end!

xyzzyllyzzyx.bsky.social•107 days ago

It sounds to me more like "People would probably pay my friend a lot of money to shoot these cool guns that I bought with taxpayer money." Though the article makes it sound like ATF didn't put together a very solid case to prove it.

gorobei.bsky.social•107 days ago

It makes it sound like the ATF considered it besides the point to even build a case.

wxyz.bsky.social•107 days ago

I can guarantee the firearms were confiscated, not purchased.

jesspish.bsky.social•107 days ago

No I don't think they did (I don't know why). The corruption is the "and then my friend will owe me big time and make sure I get reelected with donations." (The other part to the deal was acquitted.)

wxyz.bsky.social•107 days ago

the existence of guns is not creating gun violence. there are underlying causes to the violence and trying to act like the violence would just disappear if we got rid of the guns that scare you is absolutely retarded.

jesspish.bsky.social•107 days ago

Noting that in January of 2021, Trump issued an Executive Order to make it easier for all law enforcement, including prosecutors, to possess and carry concealed weapons when off-duty. (Includes an "address protection" program)
https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/executive-order-protecting-law-enforcement-officers-judges-prosecutors-families/

laspates.bsky.social•107 days ago

📌

dagenheim.bsky.social•107 days ago

Looking forward to every cop in the nation going to jail. Maybe we can have real, upstanding police officers after that

lordsweatpants.bsky.social•107 days ago

Throughout my life, I’ve been supportive of law enforcement. I do realize that being a police officer attracts certain types of individuals, the kind that feel they are apart from the law and the law. The problem is that law enforcement protects its own.

teknomantik.old-home.net•106 days ago

That line, though. That's peak "don't threaten me with a good time" right there.

rhaspytomato.bsky.social•107 days ago

lock them up!

polittlecat.bsky.social•107 days ago

and they blame immigrants for guns and drugs when it's American citizens doing the damage.

polittlecat.bsky.social•107 days ago

😲

motoguzzi.bsky.social•107 days ago

Crickets from the "Fast and furious" rwnj crowd.....

nefariousnautilus.bsky.social•107 days ago

Welp, maybe they should!

calixtus.bsky.social•107 days ago

Have Republicans scheduled the "Fast and Furious" style inquiries yet?

permakult.bsky.social•107 days ago

Gun trafficking

wordsintoreality.bsky.social•106 days ago

Every LEO that has done this deserves to go to jail.

This would be an excellent start to defund the police.

We serve Chicago's homeless community, you are welcome to follow.

jennacrystalblue.bsky.social•107 days ago

Maybe they should.

jenkins.omg.lol•107 days ago

murwiz.bsky.social•107 days ago

I'm OK with lawbreakers going to jail, even if they were wearing a uniform during the crime. Scratch that, *especially* if.

This seems to be a point of contention with right-wingers. If you're guilty, it shouldn't matter if you're white, rich, or a cop.

jerryjohnson.bsky.social•107 days ago

“every cop in the nation's going to jail."

Maybe don’t threaten us with a good time

agntsmith.bsky.social•107 days ago

Every cop in the nation going to jail? I accept, thank you

xyzzyllyzzyx.bsky.social•107 days ago

'the bureau stated that "it is our goal to educate, not investigate,"' - a rule without enforcement is just a suggestion. And they're surprised that cops are still doing it?

kiera-the-thief.bsky.social•107 days ago

No, they're fine with it, they're just annoyed at the public scrutiny.

beardedjayhawk.bsky.social•106 days ago

So how in the hell is there any legitimate justification for a police department to have a freaking mini gun?

lizitsthe90s.bsky.social•107 days ago

📌

davidlight.bsky.social•106 days ago

I saw this in the news and am very surprised I’ve not heard more. I guess Pete and his mama are sucking up all the oxygen.

filmwonk.net•107 days ago

This was such a well-known issue it was literally the plot of a Lethal Weapon movie in the 90s.

Glad to see we've made no progress since then :-\

presentgood.bsky.social•107 days ago

YES!!!!!

stoneyboboney.bsky.social•106 days ago

Terrifying. And such a DUH, I feel foolish for not exhibiting sufficient fear prior.

odeecs.bsky.social•107 days ago

jowanders.bsky.social•107 days ago

No one should be above the law. I would love to see people who think the following is acceptable be removed from positions of upholding the law they swore to protect: acting as a straw man purchaser, breaking several federal and state laws in the process, as well as committing fraud

bornafeminist.bsky.social•107 days ago

This is insane to me. No wonder PDs have become increasingly militarized-they know what they’re up against because they sold the weapons. For profit! JFC