Friday Night Writes (& Is It All Bad News All the Time?)

Courtesy Austin Criminal Defense Lawyer  Fri, 11/30/2007 - 9:49pm

Scott Henson reporting on a police officer sentenced to federal prison for extortion (accepting a $5000 bribe from undercover federal agents to protect a phony shipment of cocaine) notes that the local paper ‘bragged’ about the new and improved police force :

Describing the sentence, the McAllen Monitor optimistically concluded , without apparent irony, "Elsa’s police department has had considerable turnover since the men’s arrests; however, none of its officers has faced drug-related charges this year." ...


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