Posted on 01/29/2013 7:28:33 AM PST by Calamari
Two Houston police officers are facing life in prison without the possibility of parole after allegations they accepted $2,000 in bribes to protect a stash of cocaine being smuggled through the city
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I’m guessing it’s probably not the first time these guys took a bribe, but hopefully it will be the last.
LEO’s on the take. Who would have thunk it.
In most gun control laws that are proposed law enforcement personnel are usually exempted but they too have criminals in their midst.
Not a rare occurrence.
Life without parole seems a bit much to me.
Since the gun control crowd believes that these are the ONLY people who should be trusted with modern weapons, I think we should post/share as many stories of this type as possible.
I saw an ad recruiting police officers for Houston.
I believe the starting wage mentioned was $23,800.
For that salary we’re lucky they aren’t getting guys who use their shift to steal copper piping from homes at gunpoint.
The question is are police officers more, less, or the same when it comes to trustworthiness vs the private citizen and possession of weapons? I say they are not anymore trustworthy.
I’ll agree with that proposal!
Other recent cases of a local law enforcement officers being charged in a drug case include that of former Harris County sheriff’s Deputy Richard Nutt Jr., who is scheduled to be sentenced next month after pleading guilty to charges of stealing loads from drug traffickers.
Earlier this month, Tomas Roque, a reserve Harris County deputy, was arrested and charged with aiding drug traffickers, and two other Houston police officers - German Ramos and Kendrick Ferguson - were charged late last year with stealing from drug traffickers.
Two Houston police officers are facing life in prison without the possibility of parole after allegations they accepted $2,000 in bribes to protect a stash of cocaine being smuggled through the city
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Life without the possibility of parole.....
Very tough penal laws if that is accurate. It should make one think long and hard for a $1,000 back pocket deposit.
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