Headline: Cops Stop Drug Deal In Casino Parking Lot.
This Trinidad Express new article, and many more like it begs questions.
The first question is who is more stupid, the cops or the snitches.
Time and time again, you hear or read the cops thanking the public for "providing information" that led to the arrest. Implicitly they are encouraging snitching, it makes police work easier.
They are also letting everyone know that it was a tip off.
They could not have done it by themselves. Of course they are right when they say that but why point to a source.
Think about this for a moment. If I am a drug dealer, do I let the public know that I have 10 kilos of cocaine? The public for that dealer consists of about two to five individuals who actually know about the cocaine, or a drug transaction at a specific location.
How hard is it for anyone to figure out that one of the three people who knew, ratted on them? And what would an unscrupulous drug dealer do if he could not figure which of the 5 people who knew snitched to the police. No wonder so many murders occur without apparent motives.
The truth is that we should certainly "work to stop crime together" but not when one side tells everyone that it was information, not investigative work that helped to solve the crime.
If the police want to be honest, why not say nothing, Logic says that someone can be harmed because of the arrest. Even when arrested with drugs, these guys make bail and are free to make things happen. Why risk it?
Please someone, tell the police to stop.
Also note that unless the picture in the article is fudged, to assemble and coordinate a force of that size; takes time.
It was not a quick tip but a planned operation
Read the short Trinidad Express article here
