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swordsjew.bsky.social • 77 days ago

the cops did what now

“FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida prosecutor says he will seek to vacate as many as 2,600 convictions of people who bought crack cocaine manufactured by the Broward County Sheriff’s Office for sting operations between 1988 and 1990.”

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mourn-the-weenie.bsky.social•77 days ago

So many stupid tragic things come out of Broward County, huh

cheriepriest.com•77 days ago

cop stuff

willm0136.bsky.social•76 days ago

At least they're self funding

essm.bsky.social•77 days ago

The court said this should have been done years ago. Those responsible for not doing it should be held liable.

octaviuz.bsky.social•77 days ago

Yep, those people have been living with unjust convictions on their records for decades when (a little surprisingly to me) the state Supreme Court ruled, at that time, that it was a violation of due process.

mjfgates.bsky.social•77 days ago

So, what did they do with the money

scrimblepot.bsky.social•77 days ago

Now we can say that crack was intentionally spread by American institutions. Glad this is the only time it happened.

shoulderdevil.bsky.social•77 days ago

They heard the words "manufacture evidence" and got just a little too literal with it.

jgrass4596.bsky.social•77 days ago

Is there a demographic breakdown of these convictions? You know, just to confirm what we already know. 🙄

greystonegreys.bsky.social•77 days ago

What in the starsystem

mfelps.bsky.social•77 days ago

Last week it was black market arms sales and this week it was crack production and entrapment. If you wrote this stuff in a TV show no one would believe it.

maxthyme.bsky.social•77 days ago

I like to rant about cops criming all the time, but making and selling crack is wow.

stepstoneart.bsky.social•77 days ago

Yes...Sheriff Nick Navarro set up sting operations to nab buyers by manufacturing crack. "Bad boys, bad boys, whatcha gonna do when they come for you " song was made for that show they made out of busting people.

derwen.bsky.social•76 days ago

Oh, you know, just regular cop-type stuff. Manufacturing and distributing dangerous drugs. The usual.

rodangol.bsky.social•76 days ago

A+ photo choice

demo2586.bsky.social•77 days ago

We knew the CIA did this in California to finance wars around the world. Not surprising that it was copied by other law enforcement agencies. The surprising part is that they are finally admitting it in Florida. #ACAB

jeremyz.bsky.social•77 days ago

i assume they started with seized cocaine in an evidence room, after they did a bunch first and came up with the plan.

himynameisneil.bsky.social•76 days ago

They’re guys with guns, they’re going to do guys with guns things

ox45tallboy.bsky.social•77 days ago

They're just getting around to this 30+ years later?

kimd3.bsky.social•76 days ago

It's "farm to table" policing.

wildokitty.bsky.social•76 days ago

ke2axx.bsky.social•77 days ago

I have lost any respect for our legal system that I, as a naïve white male, ever had.

simulacrandrew.bsky.social•76 days ago

And how did it take us all the way to 2024 to figure this shit out?

heidiotoo.bsky.social•77 days ago

And, I'm guessing no cops will go to jail, right?
Is the corrupt department going to do anything to make these people's lives whole after they're released?

rosaluxlux.bsky.social•77 days ago

It happened decades ago so someone could fact check but I'm going to assume no.

crungeoneer.bsky.social•77 days ago

there's a story like this for every department on this continent

i remember niagara area cops getting busted for: smuggling steroids from buffalo, selling and taking the steroids, and then committing violent abuse while working on steroids

had a local cop used to sell all the weed they confiscated

dougmakingstuff.com•77 days ago

Between this and the side hustle in selling guns under the table, sure is a good thing that most cities spend a hefty chunk of their budget on these organizations.

firelizard18.bsky.social•77 days ago

📌

mazza66.bsky.social•76 days ago

So many questions. ❓️

Did they buy it? Or cook it?

If the latter, where, how ❓️❓️ Did they employ people to cook it, or train them up? Did they Set up labs? ❓️

abecedarian.bsky.social•77 days ago

Otherwise they can't justify their budget!

fox-e-laurence.bsky.social•77 days ago

ughjeez.bsky.social•77 days ago

I mean, I'm sure BCSD has never been lacking access to the necessary raw materials

bawalker.bsky.social•76 days ago

Floriduh is an astonishing place!

jokesamurai.bsky.social•77 days ago

So he's asking Desantis to fire him?

dallas-taylor.bsky.social•77 days ago

Florida, man

mkajr74.bsky.social•77 days ago

You know that the current Florida Supreme Court would say that’s cool to do.

rcopelander.bsky.social•77 days ago

Welcome to Florida

grl85.bsky.social•77 days ago

The Iran-Contra saga and the lack of accountability have rilled downhill from the CIA to local law enforcement

mangycoyote.bsky.social•77 days ago

What?!?! I’m shocked?!?!

https://www.tuliatexasfilm.com/

mangycoyote.bsky.social•77 days ago

https://youtu.be/bWXazVhlyxQ?si=qyUmWsYQpQFgJdT1

jtdc.bsky.social•77 days ago

Just normal cop things

dorians.bsky.social•77 days ago

Well, they did cut out the middleman. 🤷

queenkoddi.bsky.social•77 days ago

They learned how from the CIA most likely.

christoherward.bsky.social•77 days ago

It's so on the goddamn nose

babblingfringe.bsky.social•77 days ago

I am somehow horrified yet not surprised.

nuneslemontree.bsky.social•77 days ago

You know I have always heard rumors about crack being invented by the CIA and pushed into black neighborhoods to do shit like this. So that was pretty much right.

johnmkelly.bsky.social•77 days ago

Well how are you going to arrest people for possession of crack cocaine if there's no crack cocaine for them to possess?

kenrussell92.bsky.social•77 days ago

Of course this happened in Florida, aka America's Queensland

picardib.bsky.social•77 days ago

Why did I even look to see which county. This is classic Broward.

brainrockets.bsky.social•77 days ago

Wow.

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