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Originally Posted by blackmonsters
Wouldn't matter to me as a juror.
I have no problem if they use equipment they BUY or
legally confiscate that legally can be used in their job?
They use confiscated drugs in sting operations all the time.
They don't cook up a batch of meth in the station.  |
They can't use evidence in a on going case in any manner. They don't use real drugs in sting operations. The majority gets burned up a period after the trial. Believe me I've seen lots of it go up in smoke. They do however facilitate transactions of real drugs. Weapons are generally destroyed or sold back to the public. Yes imagine that they put them back on the streets. It's called job security.
I'm sure in both cases (drugs and guns) some do slip through the cracks but those are generally off the record. I know of someone who had two guns confiscated and there was no record of them. But this person wasn't complaining since they got off with a slap on the wrist.