Watching many of these insider views on crime, smuggling etc. it's amazing to consider how pretty much everyone who was ever involved with organized crime, be it a part of it or fighting against it, comes to the same conclusion: that the war on drugs is lost and that prohibition causes way more harm than good. It truly says something when so many people from so many different backgrounds and walks of life come to the same conclusion, yet nothing is done about it.

A work colleague of mine had a boyfriend in London who owned a small hotel. Like many others, he employed undocumented migrants as casual labour. He paid monthly bribes to local CID police for many years. In the end, he set up security cameras and filmed the police collecting their monthly pay-offs over a three month period. Next time they came, he showed the film and audio to the police and told them copies were in the possession of his solicitors. He never saw the corrupt officers again.

Alastair Morgan deserves an enormous amount of credit for his work since the brutal murder of his brother. Shining a light into the dark depths of police and raising awareness. Thank you Sir

He's right about cops not believing another did wrong. A cop attempted to crash his car (his personal car) into mine by slamming his brakes on after doing other dangerous actions then started chasing me when i tried to escape some psycho (never legally identified himself and not on duty) the rest of the police force tried to defend him even claiming it was an unmarked car while I had video evidence of his assault, chase and attempted illegal stop.

"I know that I upset a lot of police officers when I talk about police corruption." Anyone who doesn't want police corruption to be talked about should not be trusted to do police work. How can you investigate crime responsibly if you can't even handle it being mentioned? A trustworthy police officer who wants to provide safety to the community would want to see corruption exposed and dealt with like any other crime because it's part of what they're paid to do and especially because refusing to deal with criminals in the police makes the whole police service look untrustworthy and criminal.

Neil Woods' book 'Drug Wars' is both a fascinating and terrifying insight into the links between drug barons and the police in the UK. He makes a very convincing case that the continued criminalisation of drugs is literally the driver of almost all organised crime in the UK. The only conclusion that one can come to after reading his book is that any politician who is against the decriminalisation of drugs, is almost certainly profiting in some way from the sale of those drugs.

It is rare to have such an honest accounting of the current state of law enforcement as we experience it today. You must be brave to wear the badge but infinitely braver to wear the badge and talk about Police corruption in such a matter of fact way. Policing is a difficult job made even tougher when most civilians, even those related or married to Officers have a hard time understanding the culture and the challenges the job imposes on its practitioners. He is correct when he says that while most major police agencies investigate police corruption, these investigations are many times at odds with the image of trust and transparency these agencies work extremely hard to promote and cultivate. A battle that will be waged for eternity it seems. Excellent reporting, thank you!

My wife's Uncle was a gamekeeper. He caught a Poacher. The Poacher arrested him. It was an off-duty police officer. His licenced guns were confiscated. He was charged with threatening behaviour. Eventually the charges were dropped and the guns were returned. The Officer transferred to another force.

My friends dad was a landlord and was quite well known in the local area for taking up cases against corrupt officers. his brother was a landlord and rented his house out to a group of people. did a background check and everything seemed legit so they were allowed to stay. the people then rented the place out to drug dealers who grew weed. there was a raid and everyone involved was arrested, including my friends dad, who knew nothing of it. he got eight years because apparently he should have know about the presence of a weed factory in one of his brother’s ten houses.

Several years ago my department- a US sheriff's office- had to fire several jailers after they were found smuggling contraband to inmates. Their motivation? Misplaced loyalty- The jailers and inmates were usually childhood friends and most of the jailers were real young getting hired at the minimum age of 18. Our department partially remedied the situation by raising the hiring age to 21 although it has been lowered back to 18. A department culture against corruption is definitely key. I been told multiple times by older officers don't cover for other's screw ups, to be mindful of my behavior, and hearing tear downs of other questionable departments and officers.

At this point imo the police trying to maintain public confidence by refusing to investigate, address or publicly acknowledge corruption/racism has damaged public confidence in the police more than anything else they could have done in that situation

Dude, I friggin LOVE this guy and his stories. They’re not just unreal and terrifying and the danger involved. But, you can also tell he’s a very intelligent man and he must have been incredibly savvy in order to navigate this world and come out the other side with his head on straight and just generally in tact. I really hope they do more interviews with woody in the future

I’m a firm believer that any law enforcement official convicted of abusing their authority or position of power should be given the maximum sentence.

Honestly, I have a friend who is a sheriff (truly a good guy) and I’ve known some good police officers, but I’ve also inadvertently had to deal with corrupt officers as well. I have become more and more disheartened over the years. I used to be so young and naïve. Now in my mid 30s, I’ve Seen and heard of too much that I actually feel quite scared of officers altogether.. Sometimes terrified

Neil Woods has a fantastic book about his experience as an undercover police officer. Good Cop, Bad War. Highly recommend reading it. As well as his book on the Drugs War as a whole. Both excellent and very interesting.

This is truly terrifying. The fact that corruption is so rampant within the police up to the highest level. Even our witness protection schemes has corruption within it is deeply worrying. As said in the video the witness protection scheme is our last line of defense and now we learn even that isnt safe. Scary stuff.

My uncle witnessed a murder in the 70's and had to be put in to witness protection. He was from Ireland and for 15 years (until the murderer had died basically) everyone in the family thought he had died. Which was worse because he had had a massive argument with my grandad about a week before the murder. They reconciled before my grandad died but my grandmother died not knowing he was still alive.

I was a police officer in a large county force in England. We allowed the crime reporter of the local paper into the nick at any time. Any room he was stopped from entering had to be explained to him. He could take it to the super. It was banned by the government. The police in England/Wales are forbidden by law to say how badly their force is resourced, or problems with lack of manpower. For a time, we had a recovering drug/alcohol addict in the cell block available to any inmate who wanted to talk about addiction or similar. That was stopped, yet he was a fabulous check on any abuse of power. (He was a great bloke as well.). We had lay visitors to the nicks, cells and CCTV control rooms. I think these are still allowed but not encouraged. I stand to be corrected. The police are banned from speaking to the press. All these laws and regs by the government and Home Office have the result of separating the police from checks and controls. The police should, must, be open and transparent. We should have lay persons going through the nick without a schedule. That's not what the government want because it will show just how poorly the various forces are resourced. They need more staff, especially more supervisors to be responsible for PCs and sergeants. I was in the police from the middle 70s. I've written a couple of Kindle books about corruption in the 70s and 80s - Both Sides of the Force et sec. I was in Crossing the Line of Duty (possibly still available on BBC iPlayer) where police corruption was exposed. The police changed fundamentally in the middle 80s, with higher pay and reasonable conditions of employment being the big improvements. The tory government of Cameron and May destroyed any hope of a professional force by continually attacking it. Moral dropped much faster than pay. The BBC series I was in had a detective constable confess to taking bribes. He explained the process of corrupting him. Simple, easy steps, and soon he was trapped. There is no way corruption can be eradicated from any largish organisation. I've been involved in an enquiry into local government were a whole department was taking bribes, even, remarkably, a temp on maternity cover! Lack of effective supervision is what encourages corruption. Sorry to go on, but it's important to me. It's important to everyone come to that.

Thank you for that work and your courage. Drugs usage is a health issue. Legalisation and regulation. Keeping inequalities is corrupting.

I used to work for a Professor of History, Journalist, and Author. His father was a Police Sergeant until he retired in the 1930s. He said his father always refused to be promoted above Sergeant because, as his father explained, that meant he would have to become corrupt. I was in my twenties when I realised the Police were corrupt - and nothing has changed in all the years since.

Absolutely spot on about decriminalising drugs and putting the supply on the responsibility on the state. It would take so much out of the pockets of criminals. If the money is ut back in to healthcare and education, it will help adicts make more informed choices in the beginning and help them recover should they become addicted. Makes perfect sense to me.

What we need most of all is someone, or some group, with the wherewithal to get rid of all corrupt politicians. I appreciate that the task would be impossible since the overwhelming majority of politicians, at every level, worldwide, are intrinsically corrupt. These scumbags enter politics because of the opportunities and lucre (aside from the obvious power) that corruption brings them. If politicians were not corrupt, there would be much fewer corrupt police officers.

That thing you call corruption in your case is official practice here in the US. The standard here is very loose in the sense that we'd regard anyone who can be talked into something without very substantial psychological pressure as being disposed to commit the crime. It's a huge problem in conjunction with laws that aren't seen as inherently wrong by many (drug crimes). It means that the police can pick and choose who they want to imprison since there is a huge fraction of ppl who can be manipulated into doing illegal activities.

I have personally been targeted by police corruption, to the extent of a defendant being protected, even after a signed statement admitting guilt, and subsequently vanishing. Along with an officer involved also disappearing. A team of detectives combing a large area of coast to obtain an exhumation order. (That was carried out after a two-year period following burial) All to put me off the trail. The coroner and C.P.S were also involved. Files had been shredded and lack of evidence. I have been trying to come to terms with it since 2007, but for me there will never be resolve.

Really glad to see a discussion around chapter 2 "noble cause" though in many cases that seems to be an effort to justify actions the officers know to be corrupt. We see a number of instances in the UK system where police officers will keep other agencies out of events because the meeting would create a record that might influence the CPS to say prosecution is not in the public interest or might serve as strong defense mitigation. More concerning are the instances when officers create complainants and deliberately cause harm to victims in order to manufacture an aggravating factor. Despite these blatantly corrupt practices I think the most common form of corruption results from honest mistakes, but the system from officers on the ground, their sergeants and inspectors take the attitude that it's them vs the person who identified the error and so it moves into corrupt practice of concealing a genuine error. Then that conduct and attitude becomes entrenched.

I’ve read Neil Wood’s books & unfortunately spent too many years on the opposite side of this drug “war”, so have a little understanding of the subject. His knowledge & nads of steel get my full respect. I cudnt think of a better person to investigate corruption. The 2 fellas voiced same conclusion I came to 30 years ago over legalising drugs. Did ppl learn nothing from American prohibition?!

This is the issue with the police in general - if you give a monopoly on violence to a specific group of society who are only accountable to themselves then obviously they will abuse it. We really need to start questioning the role of the police in modern society and who exactly they exist to protect

For the last 50 years, if not more, the police employ MORE criminals than they have ever caught! Whenever I see one, it puts my back up! And how can Politicians control them? The politicians are MORE corrupt! I remember my friend who had problems with his business, went to see ID Smith, he asked for “donation “ of 9k, my friend said if he could afford to pay him a backhander, would he be here? And that’s Ian for you!

Excellent content from this channel; very high quality and interesting, without pandering to algorithms. Keep up the great work.

I know someone (a friend of a friend) who was a very low level dealer. When arrested the police added weight to ensure he had prison time. It was at that moment that I only spoke to the police via lawyers.

Insightful indeed. The courts would make for a LOT of documentary content regarding corruption and malpractice.

This kind of content is what we need to sow close the divide and unite everyone in modern society for the reconstruction for the "modern" police force, that being at least in the UK the system in which the police do their job works, but the way in which criminals and organized crime interact with police contains too many flaws - their would either have to be a massive overhaul to police accountability (which I think given the culture surrounding informants and whilsteblowing is unrealistic and would be incredibly difficult if not impossible to fix) and I think going for organized crime at the buds and roots is the way to do it, neuter these criminal organizations by removing the need for a black-market all-together, that in my opinion is the only way their is a chance this kind of issue can be fixed, mind you their will always be outliers and no solution will fix any issue 100% but damnit if we should'nt at least try.

Great video and two great guests who are legends in their own right. As for drugs, take it out of the hands of the cartels and treat drug problems as what they are: public health problems. If you leave the market to these vicious gangsters and murderers, what can we expect to happen? Tax the dealers at 99%, it will no longer be worth their time.

I like how the "redacted" terms are simply reversed, and anybody can unredact them by reversing the audio inside a DAW. Great protection of privacy there.

This is superb thought provoking, excellent, content, keep up the good work. More from Neil Woods please

You've also got to take into account the fact that the Met are also the force responsible for the financial centre of the UK (even though the 'Square Mile' is supposed to have its very own police force). There's eye watering amounts of money being made by organised crime and they aren't stashing it under the bed. Whilst the public are told to focus their attention on topics like 'county lines'. The very same people who are rubbing shoulders with politicians at Westminster members only clubs are facilitating the laundering of vast sums of money through financial institutions. Just like dodgy Russian oligarchs with enough cash could easily live hassle free in London if they greased the right wheels. Then those at the top of organised crime live without fear because they're ensuring the right beaks are being kept permanently wet. It's a massive industry that's infiltrated everything from the law and politics and everything in-between. Ask yourself why a government would want to transform it into a health rather than a legal problem when the 'right kind of people ' (according to them) are making very good money from the way the system is currently constituted? This country is as corrupt as any other once you scratch the surface a bit and disregard the facade of respectability those at the top try to project.

Big respect to the former enforcer for the honesty! 🤜🏿🤛

Personally, I'd feel much more trust in the police if their internal investigation were public and fruitful. I think most people understand cops are people just like everyone else and there'll always be at least a bit of corruption. But that's fine - as long as it's being fought, as long as there is real accountability. Once it's swept under the rug and you know the cops generally don't investigate themselves - that's when you need to worry. Cuz it's not just that someone in the uniform will abuse you but then they'll get away with it and you won't be able to do anything. That's terrifying.

Corruption within the police is a complicated issue but it becomes a lot simpler when you remember that as soon as a person puts on the uniform, they are the bad guy. Their function is to protect property and anyone trying to do something good within the police would do much more good outside of the police.

I've seen this guy talk on a few different issues within the larger law enforcement/crimminal(of all types) world and I have to say that I couldn't agree more with most of his stances and arguments.

Respect to the officers speaking out. Unfortunately I know for a fact this goes on,we need to campaign for drugs to be seen as a public health issue

I have been stalked for 15 years/ we were driven out of our home by harassment and vandalism- I could go on and on- I’d love to speak with Neil about this.

Neil Woods book is fantastic and well worth the read, an absolute eyeopener on drug networks, addicts and police policy.

Police corruption is rife...my mind takes me back to 50 years go...I was walking home from a night out...I was with a small group of friends and the police rocked up asking us for details of address name etc which I gave to the officer who asked...their were two coppers involved in this stop and asking/fishing for information. As said, I gave the first officer my details, than...the other copper asked me to provide the same details to him. I refused, stating that I had already provided this information to his colleague. He was really miffed that I wouldn't give my details again. What happened then was this copper who was miffed, bundled me into a van, drove half a mile where there was a dark quiet piece of waste ground where he got me out of his vehicle and started to push me violently in the chest in an attempt to get me to retaliate...the copper who initially got my details was visibly uncomfortable with his colleagues actions (but said nothing) as this other thug kept pushing me...I did not retaliate to his aggression though I dearly wanted to and eventually they drove off. The very next thing I did was walk to the police station (about two miles) and complain about this officers behaviour towards me by giving a statement. I was told, that If I wanted I could get this copper fired, at the time I was 17 and said no I didn't want him fired (though if it happened today I would)....about a year later this idiotic tyrannical bully left the police. This was 50 years ago and still we see evidence of corrupt coppers with their complete disdain for their own policies regarding the general public

Police corruption or any public servant corruption should be considered as an murderer of rule of law and must be terminated rather than suspended.

i had a friend who was a police captain in Slovakia during the 70's and 80's he told me he saw hundreds ands hundreds of cases of corruption within the police force and also within the government security roles he was involved in !! when he was going resign from the force he had a few attempts of assassination made on him !!!! the police department didn't want him to leave because he knew too much about what was happing !!!!! one day he said an umarked police car mowed him down in the street breaking his leg !!! my firend knew who it was and he couldn't do anything about it !!!! he's in his 70's now ...

Whoever made this series is an absolute genius

A drug dealer I know got got raided and the police confiscated £40k in said raid but when entered into evidence it had miraculously become £20k. They also confiscated 4 Rolex watches and an amount of gold jewellery but only 1 watch made it into evidence and only half the gold. These coppers don't do too badly!

I had a copper pull me out of work as a service station attendant and take me to a small room at the police station. He said he could pin me as a drug dealer because of the nature of my job where I came into contact with lots of people and cash changing hands. He wanted me to become a police informer in a small town, giving me instructions on who he wanted information on. When I laughed at him saying he must be joking he became violent and threatening physical harm . I'm sure he thought he was in a Hollywood movie and he was the star of that movie.. Not long after my "Interview" with him this Police Sargent he was got caught bashing a school cleaner born with Down Syndrome that would never hurt a fly And was given the sack from the police force. All police are Corrupt in my view and the public are the enemy in their eyes.

I pray this man gets justice for his brother

Once knew a group who were proud of their agents who worked within the police and courts. They got tipped off about raids and received warnings where a court appearance would have been more appropriate. What was really shocking was the low cost of this assistance. I'm talking a few hundred £. This was 25 years ago.

You were guilty. I don't think it's okay. I also absolutely agree with it on a primal/emotional level, it's just not "justice". I respect your desire for what's "right" and I totally respect you publicly talking about it. Much love from NZ :)

“The role of the police is not to serve and protect the people. It is to serve and protect the system that rules over the people. To enforce the relations of exploitation and oppression, the conditions of poverty, misery and degradation into which the system has cast people and is determined to keep people in. The law and order the police are about, with all of their brutality and murder, is the law and the order that enforces all this oppression and madness.” Bob Avakian, Chairman of the Revolutionary Communist Party, USA

Public attitudes and expectations of the Police must also contribute to corruption. Most of us prefer to have confidence in the Police. We like to think that, if the Police can't catch every criminal, they will at least catch the stupid ones who are really obvious about their crimes. We also celebrate "cleverer" criminals, as if they somehow deserve to get away with their activities as a reward for being "cleverer", more organised, having enough sense to operate behind closed doors, and greasing the right palms.

I was a victim of ‘noble cause corruption’ - move this, change that, pretend that part didn’t happen - bingo we’ve got him! It’s case fixing and it’s all police seem to be doing. I wasn’t guilty yet went to prison, if I was guilty I’d just say here, but I wasn’t and police knew this from day one

These programmes are so well put together! Well done 👍

I can't help but comment that where I live in Australia it used to be legal to grow up to 10 plants for personal use (weed). We didn't have gang problems (we had gangs but not as much gang violence and almost never murder) and we also didn't have problems with hard drugs. The states that didn't have that legalization had violence and hard drugs. Personally I don't touch drugs myself and even rarely drink (can't afford it) but I sometimes think about that and wonder if the genie can be put back in the bottle.

My uncle was a dealer during the 90s and I remember him telling me the police gave him a radio so he could listen if he was about to be raided

2:20, in Sweden, where I live, we're having increasing problems with serious organised crime (we now have a handful of clan-based criminal networks, there's shootings and explosive detonations pretty much every week and people are afraid to go out at night), and interestingly enough, since we didn't use to have these problems, literally everyone's home address is a matter of public record, as is everyone's income, how much their house or apartment was bought for, and which car registration plates they're listed as owners of. So. Yeah.

In the UK they are taught to be friendly as then people are more likely to give up information. You have to watch out for that. A stranger wouldn't ask for your name so if they do then it is malicious. After all why would someone on the street want to know your name if they will never see you again?

a police officer once told me the people with the most criminal energy are police officers…

The British police and legal system are both really impressive, one of the finest in the world.

Yes 100% - decriminalise and legalise drugs, just like we do for alcohol, tobacco, gambling, sex work and now (gradually), weed. A good TV show that delves into both 'noble cause corruption' and blatant 'org. crime corruption' is The Responder on BBC. An aside: glad they brought up the informant system, I've always been repulsed by it, it's inherently power imbalanced & exploitative.

I was interested they talked about drufs but no mention of organised child sexual abuse. I think that also is a key factor, both in terms of moneymaking and also blackmail.

Y'all should do one here in America starting with the NYPD in New York city or the LAPD Sheriff's Department

Dealing with overbearing depression, anxiety when going outside. I am trying to bury the scary feeling I have now, Rape crime is the one that many police officers hide. 3 years later, and I am depressed, non-verbal and have no one to turn to.

Both crime and corruption at all levels of law enforcement as well as the political establishment absolutely went through the roof in the United States during Prohibition. Why would anyone think drug prohibition would be any different?

This is amazing work, from everyone involved.

Civil claims should come out of a policeman’s pocket, not the public purse. Police will have to take out insurance when practising, and see their premiums increase with each claim.

I'm in Australia, and there is a helluva lot of dishonest/criminal cops here.

Thank u for talking about your own experiences as a human. Agreed most police are good though there is a mentality that all police are doing their best let's just be real

UK needs to post full transparency of rapes and assaults in these past years and what demographic is to blame

This is helpful. Thank you. In the US agent provocateur means in our US legal system "entrapment". For those Staties watching. To the undercover police man, can you fix the case of the man you messed about? I am so proud of you for taking accountability. Can you fix it, though? Informants are used to get rid of rivals, it happens here too. Police look at me sideways when I say this but you saying its definitely a thing is so comforting ...Oh...my. Jonathan Rees? I am going full deb from dexter on this RN. Alastair I hope you get justice. I wish I could hug you and tell you I understand. .

No British citizen could ever be surprised by these allegations.

remember kids, don't tell the police anything (except "am I required to do x?", "am I free to go?", "where's my lawyer" and "I'm not answering without consulting my attorney"), tell the paramedics everything, they ain't snitching. Just... don't keep arguing with an aggressive cop, don't fight it in the streets, fight it in court, unless you happen to have a deathwish, oh and record everything you can if your country allows it

Alastair Morgan introduces himself as the brother of Daniel Morgan, who was murdered in 1987, and discusses his ongoing fight for justice. Neil Woods, a former undercover police officer who investigates police corruption, also shares insights into how police corruption works. Woods explains that corrupt police officers are valuable assets to organized crime due to their ability to alter evidence, interfere with investigations, and manipulate cases. Corrupt officers can also provide information about individuals' movements or personal details, which can be used to target rivals or facilitate violence. Woods discusses "noble-cause corruption," where police engage in corrupt activities with the intention of catching criminals. He admits to having committed such corruption himself while working undercover. He emphasizes the need for a clear-eyed understanding of police corruption and the importance of addressing it. Alastair Morgan recounts his brother's murder and how he believed there was police involvement. His brother expressed concerns about police corruption before his murder, and Alastair's investigations over the years revealed corruption within the police force. He decided to sue the Metropolitan Police for accountability. Neil Woods talks about the UK police's historically high murder detection rate but highlights that Daniel Morgan's case remained unsolved due to police corruption preventing proper investigation. He discusses the use of informants (covert human intelligence sources) within organized crime and how they can be used to eliminate rivals or provide valuable information to the police. Woods points out that accountability for informant use is internal within the police force, which can lead to corruption if senior officers are involved. Informants and Undercover Operatives: Informants, also known as Covert Human Intelligence Sources (CHIS), and undercover operatives can manipulate individuals without external oversight. The informant system is largely self-regulated within the police force, making it susceptible to corruption. Whistleblowers: Whistleblowers in the police force often face negative consequences, including bullying and isolation. A culture of mistrust and disbelief towards those who raise concerns about corruption or wrongdoing can prevent proper action. Witness Protection: The witness protection system is intended to safeguard individuals who fear for their lives due to police corruption. However, even this system can become corrupted, with instances of insider manipulation and lack of safety for witnesses. Metropolitan Police (The Met): The Metropolitan Police, responsible for Greater London, has the largest problem with corruption in the UK due to its size and central responsibilities. The internal investigation "Operation Tiberius" revealed widespread corrupt police officers who were often manipulated by the informant system. Root Cause of Corruption: The primary driver of police corruption is money from the illicit drugs market. The vast sums of money associated with drug trafficking create opportunities for organized crime to corrupt police officers at various levels. Recommendation: Woods suggests that drug policy should shift toward treating drug use as a public health issue rather than criminalizing it. By taking control of drug supply away from organized crime, the funding for corruption could be disrupted. Global Issue: Woods acknowledges that while the UK police force has some positive aspects, the issue of police corruption is not unique to the UK. The control of drug supply by organized crime is a global problem that fuels corruption within police forces worldwide. Personal Experiences: Woods shares a personal experience where he encountered a corrupt police officer who was also an employee of a criminal gang leader. The involvement of such officers in corrupt activities is tied to their association with organized crime and the lure of financial gain. The video concludes with a brief introduction by another individual, Sayce Holmes-Lewis, who briefly touches on his experiences with police racism and being subjected to frequent stops by the police. ChatGPT

It happens on a daily basis at various different levels I’m afraid.It’s been happening forever and it is getting worse.

No, the problem with that corruption is you took the officers word that that criminal was engaging in that type of crime. You are no better than the crooks you throw in jail.

Corruption is cancer on society. Nothing is more corrosive.

Lived in Nottingham in this era. Knew terrifying people peripherally. The police were as bent as a 3 bob note.

🤔 I'm not a law enforcer, but I can say that inside jobs are probably the worst thing in any profession. It boils down to lies, mistrust and two facedness, which not to long ago was punishable by death.

I was in Labrooks the betting shop when a cid detective came in and informed a drug dealer that the police will be on the town on that particular night. A phone call was then made and then all the street pushers received a text saying there wont be any coke tonight. Hate corrupt cops. The worst of the worst.

I'm in awe of these gentlemen.

Props to the police and sadly there is no easy right answer, especially when police are on the knife edge at all times from multiple fronts (public opinion, duty, morals, self preservation). I honestly am not strong enough for that kind of job and its arguable that it deserves more respect than people who is in the army and go out to tours etc. In any case, drugs have near unlimited money and resources, there are countries who dedicate themselves to manufacturing drugs. No police force will have enough funding/resources to contain this war. At best is to manage it to reasonable level and be a deterrent to not have mass scale gang wars.

Scary that this is what passes for justice with courts

Wonderful video thank you all for making this and finding these fellas who speak up

Unfortunately the police is like military. A lot of officers get in because they are after status and want to be that authority guy. They also live (perhaps less frequently most of the time) in dangerous situations and get very tightly bonded. However it seems like they aren't required to have logic tests and psychological tests to gauge how unbiased and objective they will stay when their buddy is accused. They keep together. A similar behavior was observed in finnish firemen where sexual harrassment was rampant and many women had quit or wanted to quit for good, because despite there being zero tolerance for harrassment, nobody believed them and the superior wouldn't act on it or push the process forward to get it dealt with. It was what they call "good brother system" where you won't punish or act on the wrongdoings of a good guy and in general just turning a blind eye because the culture hadn't evolved to include women at work, the people in the job were the type to be aggressive rather than welcoming and protective.

a police officer once told me never to trust a cop or a solicitor,, how right he was,i never trusted him after that,

Unfortunately, whilst there are some good people in the metropolitan police, a career there does attract the very worst of society. It provides a salary, career prospects and most importantly a level of authority that they do not have the ability to achieve in any other line of work; so you do get a lot of thick bullies.

Why can't police officers be honest, like politicians.

Justice for the victim and family

i think corruption is to be expected in any institution with incentive structures like the police necessarily have. We need to fight corruption but also realise that theres systematic, game theoretical reasons why most police forces around the world have corruption. And it's still better that they're there.

I have to say this police officer is the most level headed honest and trustworthy....we need more like him in the thin blue line.

THIS guy, I seriously believe. There are a lot of people out there in Oootoob Land claiming to have been an undercover cop (almost as many as those who claim to have been SAS, or Spies, Astronauts or even Estate Agents!)

I just watched the Line of Duty series when I came across this interview! This interview is very timely and helps me understands the context behind the series.

We’ve got a dinner good criminal justice dying the US too But Quite often, it’s prevented from operating as intended. There are a few main things that prevent it from operating properly and they are all easily fixed. Corruption is the root cause of all of them.

When community officers are only getting as little as a Months training & there is an underbelly of misogyny as the social glue of the force. How can the public feel safe. I have no faith in the Lancashire police & few too many Counties to boot.

This was probably the saddest episode of How Crime Works yet

this can be applied to any buisness or service tho. i know for instance security at a supermarket can be a great postion to steal medication from the vulnerable wait till you see the recovering addicts go to the pharmacy and use probable cause to rob them, most won't go to the police because it's more hassle and the police don't like drug addicts, This issue EXPANDS beyond just law enforcement, think about Health care too, i mean imagine if that was also corrupt and then you got a death cult.

We really need him to check out West Mercia Constabulary. They used to turn up for my neighbour but his phone would always ring 5 minutes before they arrived and then he'd be gone like a shot!! We got threatened by one of their seargents to keep quiet and stop reporting him.