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Off-Topic: Should Snitching Be Encouraged By The Police?

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Undisclosed #1
•Aug 08, 2015
IPVMU Certified

From the NY Times.

Funny for sure. Effective?

“Asking drug dealers to turn in other drug dealers,” Sheriff Melton said. “It’s comical, and it’s working.”

Apparently there is no honour among theives.

Maybe ONVIF should make a similar form.

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John Honovich
•Aug 08, 2015
IPVM

That's funny.

Related. Who's our best source for negative information on manufacturers? Their 'partners' and their ex-employees.

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Matt Ion
•Aug 09, 2015

There have been many stories like this over the years, from numerous different jurisdictions.

Hey, if it works, why not?

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Trisha (Chris' wife) Dearing
•Aug 09, 2015
IPVMU Certified
In reply to Matt Ion

Hey, if it works, why not?

Yeah, I agree it would work to at least a limited degree, but it's not without risk...

To insure greater success, the dealer would want to stop dealing themselves before proceeding with a highly detailed and well-timed narc'ing campaign against any and all vendors in his territory/region, lest he be similarly stopped himself.

Then, the decreasing product availability combined with the increasing investigative backlog would create a highly profitable and relatively safe trading window.

But, after any earning, be it legal or otherwise, you MUST report your income, or risk tax evasion charges.  

Remember, that's how they got Scarface...

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Brian Rhodes
•Aug 09, 2015
IPVMU Certified
In reply to Trisha (Chris' wife) Dearing

I think you mean Al Capone. A giant pile of cocaine is what ended Scarface.

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Undisclosed #1
•Aug 09, 2015
IPVMU Certified
In reply to Brian Rhodes

I think you mean Al Capone.

I do.

Scarface (1983), was remake of Scarface (1932), which was loosely based on Al Capone's life.

A giant pile of cocaine is what ended Scarface.

Disagree.

The great pile of cocaine clearly extends Scarface's life; enabling him to temporarily withstand the effects of fifty or so direct hits of machine gun fire, which eventually though take their toll.

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Matt Ion
•Aug 09, 2015
In reply to Trisha (Chris' wife) Dearing

Yeah, I agree it would work to at least a limited degree, but it's not without risk...

To be sure: you want to be really careful your "competition" never finds out it was you who turned them in.

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