SWAT officers can be seen at a standoff in Sylmar last year. The LAPD is looking into whether SWAT officers bought large numbers of handguns and resold them for substantial profits. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
They need to have jail time with their buddies in prison because no one knows YET what crimes and deaths they assisted with their stupidity.
Worry and worry about the cops on the beat and their safety, then their own colleagues sell guns that will kill themselves and their peers. What a bunch of idiots.
By Joel Rubin, Los Angeles Times
August 24, 2012, 8:22 p.m.
The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating whether members of its elite SWAT unit took advantage of their assignments to purchase large numbers of specially-made handguns and resell the weapons for steep profits, according to a report released Friday by the independent watchdog overseeing the department.
They need to have jail time with their buddies in prison because no one knows YET what crimes and deaths they assisted with their stupidity.
Worry and worry about the cops on the beat and their safety, then their own colleagues sell guns that will kill themselves and their peers. What a bunch of idiots.
By Joel Rubin, Los Angeles Times
August 24, 2012, 8:22 p.m.
The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating whether members of its elite SWAT unit took advantage of their assignments to purchase large numbers of specially-made handguns and resell the weapons for steep profits, according to a report released Friday by the independent watchdog overseeing the department.
The allegations, if true, could be a violation of federal firearm laws and city ethics regulations.
The ongoing inquiry is the LAPD's second attempt to understand what happened with the handguns. Police officials opened the investigation only after Inspector General Alex Bustamante raised concerns that a previous attempt to look into the gun dealings had been badly "deficient," according to Bustamante's report....
The FBI and/or ATF need to take over the investigation. The guns could be in the possession of collectors or private militias in the USA, like Eric Prince's band of brothers.
Purchasing stolen merchandise is a crime as well.
Purchasing stolen merchandise is a crime as well.