Today I Found Out

Can the Police Commit Crimes While Undercover? (2018x230)

Fecha de emisión: Ago 31, 2018

Check out Squarespace! http://squarespace.com/brainfood If you happen to like our videos and have a few bucks to spare to support our efforts, check out our Patreon page where we've got a variety of perks for our Patrons, including Simon's voice on your GPS and the ever requested Simon Whistler whistling package: https://www.patreon.com/TodayIFoundOut This video is sponsored by Squarespace. →Some of our favorites: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLR0XuDegDqP10d4vrztQ0fVzNnTiQBEAA →Subscribe for new videos every day! https://www.youtube.com/user/TodayIFoundOut?sub_confirmation=1 Never run out of things to say at the water cooler with TodayIFoundOut! Brand new videos 7 days a week! More from TodayIFoundOut The North's Air Force During the American Civil War https://youtu.be/Xs_zEqZDGP8 How Were Kamikaze Pilots Chosen? https://youtu.be/vtiAALlxOFk In this video: The use of undercover or covert law enforcement is common throughout much of the world and, for the most part, men and women tasked with going undercover are expected to, and do, follow the law. However, beyond the occasional bad officer doing things they aren’t supposed to, exceptions can and will be made on a case by case basis, making undercover police some of the few people who are paradoxically legally allowed to commit certain crimes while they try to catch other people committing crimes. Want the text version?: http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2018/08/can-the-police-commit-crimes-while-undercover/ Sources: http://www.businessinsider.com/outrageous-conduct-shows-whats-wrong-with-undercover-cops-2014-7?IR=T https://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/aug/26/neil-woods-undercover-cop-who-abandoned-the-war-on-drugs https://vault.fbi.gov/FBI%20Undercover%20Operations%20/FBI%20Undercover%20Operations%20Part%201%20of%201 https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/08/04/fbi-informant-crimes-report/2613305/ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-17160690 h