Jailhouse Snitches; Questionable Informants; Cook County Jail | 60 Minutes Full Episodes

[@Shusha0029]

For the DA to say if the informant is talking he's lying but then use that info in court is outrageous. The justice system is so broken. It's no longer about justice but greed and power trips.

[@Chance.88]

I thought the exact thing. He's always lying except when he's testifying.

[@richardtibbetts574]

All about their win/loss ratio to get closer to a judgeship.

[@korisean-andrewmybabiesilo3807]

I didn't even read the comments until after I wrote mine glad I'm not the only one who caught the other side of that statement

[@a.walters123]

You can tell immediately that he is corrupt and deceptive. Ironically, the “criminal” (gentlemen with the black ponytail at the beginning) comes across as very honest and straightforward compared to an elected member of the justice system - a literal district attorney.

[@brianbrian5842]

The legal/"justice" system is working as intended. Perhaps it's the common understanding of it that is broken.

[@robertbraden4454]

If the last people a cop wants you to talk to is your own parents... then they do NOT have your best interest in mind.

[@jonslg240]

*The most telling thing is how the DA is saying "I don't remember much, really" while everyone else remembers most things very well.* It's JUST LIKE all the guilty people in jail claiming "I don't remember what happened that night that I killed my wife". He needs to absolutely be recalled or overthrown in the next election. *Most importantly somebody needs to go over all those cases with a fine-tooth comb. It's far better that 100 guilty people go free than it is for 1 innocent person to be imprisoned.* That DA is an obvious criminal. In a state where they claim "elect this party and we'll protect you from corruption" it's extremely sad that all those people voted for that party and GOT NOTHING in return. They didn't even get the basic constitutional and legal protections that are guaranteed to every American.

[@jonstone9741]

@@jonslg240 It's disgusting (and creepy) to see an attorney look you in the eye and lie with a straight face. So many attorneys are professional liars.

[@katiekane5247]

​@@jonslg240that seems to be how it's kept going. Complain about the corruption in the other party, promise better & rely on your supporters to turn a blind eye when you do the same thing 😒

[@torqueandbeanssauce]

If your older than 18 you are an adult and do not need to talk to your parents. If you can't make decisions on your own your parents have failed you.

[@torqueandbeanssauce]

You gotta think how many cases a DA goes through in his career. You think he remembers every single person he talks to? Unless they do something crazy that you would for sure remember them for.

[@ryanreedgibson]

Never discuss your case when incarcerated and never talk to the police unless you called them.

[@205ken4]

Those 2 things wouldn’t be the easiest way to prevent this from happening

[@maxgarner3263]

You can never not talk bout why u there in prison ..prison and county 2 complete different things

[@that.ll_do_pig]

​@@maxgarner3263saying what your charges are and full-on discussing your illegal deeds are two different things

[@205ken4]

@@maxgarner3263 Yep!! Whenever hoping not to get convicted is in the rearview mirror and you’re already serving your sentence inmates will believe you must be in for something that involves children or something b/c nobody cares about the normal stuff folks are there for.. OP was correct about not discussing it while in jail (pre conviction) tho

[@cory7542]

never talk to the police ever

[@jaysamuelson6363]

This story touches me personally. I was pulled over by Nebraska State Patrol for running a stop sign and they "conveniently" found a piece of trash on the back floorboard of my car that they say tested positive for meth. The wrote me up on one Felony charge of possession and released me. Then the next day I was pulled over again by an unmarked vehicle from the State Patrol and taken to the station where a narcotics officer from the WING Task Force basically threatened me with 20 years in prison and a healthy fine for the original charge. He told me "help yourself out" and wanted me to go make buys from some of their targets. Thankfully I talked at length with my parents and a lawyer and was able to have the charge dismissed entirely. It was the most frightening experience I've ever had holding a felony summons in my hand and then talking with the narcotics officer. I had a hypothetical gun to my head and for a while felt suicidal. It's predatory how they go after people and create criminals. I could understand flipping a high level dealer or distributor, but for personal use marijuana is absurd. That's why I DO NOT back the blue. They are the enemy!

[@StuartKlimek]

You are wrong to believe all or most police are the enemy. It is true that there are many bad cops, and some who are ignorant or are themselves convinced (wrongly) by a superior or peer to do those wrongs, yet most police officers desire to protect and defend society from crime.

[@jaysamuelson6363]

@@StuartKlimek there is no way that can be considered convincing on any level. I am my own first responder and every interaction I've had with police has been negative. They think the badge and the gun gives them power, but it's only an illusion that is quite quickly stripped away.

[@tishreni5183]

Is Marijuana illegal in that state?Did you have prior crimes?,just asking why would they target you?

[@jaysamuelson6363]

@@tishreni5183 yes and yes, but the way Cheyenne County Nebraska works is a snitch city and they were mad that I didn't want to play the game.

[@keksterbojester818]

​@@StuartKlimekthey actively choose to remain part of a system they know is corrupt and do nothing about it. They don't arrest politicians when they know there is reasonable suspicion, they don't hold each other accountable and enforce bogus money based laws. None of them are good and they all want power. If you think otherwise than you're just a sheltered fool.

[@itsmeagain8518]

Students across the country need to be repeatedly informed what is going on. And that they need to ask for an attorney right away. Even if they are threatened, they should become aware that an attorney is most likely their best alternative.

[@Kathryn-qs1tb]

Absolutely

[@Msboochie2]

This is in no way a new practice. It has been happening to kids in the good, since the 1980s, probably longer. Of course nobody cares until it happens to other kids.

[@bherber]

That's disgusting that they would do that to a college kid for just selling marijuana

[@dianahill5116]

These law enforcements wouldn't have done this to their own children. The double standards of law enforcement is disgusting.

[@dianahill5116]

Remove law enforcement qualified immunity.

[@Cbd_7ohm]

​@@redneckshaman3099I've never seen those words written before and I've been using KZbin since 2005. 9/10 for creativity.

[@thetruthserum2816]

Their kids don't go to college, so it doesn't affect them...

[@jonslg240]

*The most telling thing is how the DA is saying "I don't remember much, really" while everyone else remembers most things very well.* It's JUST LIKE all the guilty people in jail claiming "I don't remember what happened that night that I killed my wife". He needs to absolutely be recalled or overthrown in the next election. *Most importantly somebody needs to go over all those cases with a fine-tooth comb. It's far better that 100 guilty people go free than it is for 1 innocent person to be imprisoned.* That DA is an obvious criminal. In a state where they claim "elect this party and we'll protect you from corruption" it's extremely sad that all those people voted for that party and GOT NOTHING in return. They didn't even get the basic constitutional and legal protections that are guaranteed to every American.

[@Piketom1]

The use of young people as confidential informants is disgusting. Lives are worth more than $80.

[@dianahill5116]

The law enforcement wouldn't have done this to their own children.

[@dianahill5116]

Remove law enforcement qualified immunity.

[@niconine268]

Typical system doing it's usual dirty on the public. Nothing changes if nothing changes

[@midwestmike613]

Exactly the threat of years in jail over a plant. Unreal it needs changed on a federal level so these states stop abusing their power. Mr Biden didn't push those same laws on his child that he pushed on thousands of other unlucky individuals. Hypocrisy at its best all of them

[@lion5452]

COPS could care less about you .

[@desert123100]

"A drug dealer is a drug dealer" is the most braindead thing ive ever heard. Selling weed to your friends / people at your college is miles apart from trafficking felony amounts of drugs to random people.

[@finneserrr]

nah fr

[@dianahill5116]

The law enforcement wouldn't have done this to their own children. The double standards of law enforcement.

[@dianahill5116]

Remove law enforcement qualified immunity.

[@morbidmanmusic]

No,drugs are drugs. Even the college buddy.. drugs. Period.

[@thepostofficeprince8819]

You probably buy and inject the marijuanas too!!

[@bp283]

Really pisses you off to see a kid get arrested over $80 worth of damn weed and then being used as pawns because the cops think our lives are expendable.

[@ConnorHolbrook419]

Man this is an excellent piece. Also shout out to Thomas Dart. First honest Sheriff Iv ever seen

[@bherber]

People do need to be more educated on how to deal with an encounter with the police just so people don't give up their rights... That should actually be a class in high school.

[@niconine268]

Correct. We will need real schooling though. Not propaganda & dumbing down like we've thus far been exposed to

[@chromatic2006]

Best bet is to not talk to police at all without your lawyer present. Police know all the little tricks to get people to talk. Be careful what you say, even in a simple traffic stop.

[@free_shortvideo]

exactly. some month ago I was in police station and they(inspector) laugh at me when I asked for lawyer. Only after third time I asked, police brought state lawyer. When lawyer came she said ... ugh, It is long time since the last time she has been in that station. I presume people rarely use they rights.

[@dianahill5116]

Law enforcement wouldn't do this to their own children. It's disgusting. The double standards of law enforcement.

[@dianahill5116]

Remove law enforcement qualified immunity.

[@rumdrunk2190]

This video needs to be seen by every student in America. Send it to everyone you know.

[@dazzlingextremes389]

It's not the schools job to teach kids these things. It's a parents DUTY. My kids are preteen age still and have been taught ROUTINELY they NEVER speak to anyone. You call a LAWYER. LET THE LAWYER CALL ME. hopefully theyll never have to implement that advice... But IF EVER THEY HAD TO I WANT THEM TO KNOW. CALL A LAWYER. THEYLL CALL ME. KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT YOURE GONNA BE IN JAIL OVERNIGHT, AT LEAST, ANYWAY SO SAY NOTHING. DEMAND A LAWYER. PERIOD.

[@erkl8823]

Right, so they can know they have at least one option other than prison.

[@rationallyruby]

@@dazzlingextremes389yeah cause we can trust parents lol

[@jamie.777]

And I won't help .

[@EverRam-t5w]

I'm from America are you also from America????

[@ladyofthewoods2448]

Thank you for bringing this out . Its unbelievable and needs stopped

[@dianahill5116]

The law enforcement wouldn't have done this to their own children. It's disgusting. The double standards of law enforcement.

[@dianahill5116]

Remove law enforcement qualified immunity.

[@redneckshaman3099]

I'm addicted to the pigger nussy 😻

[@mememcguire1616]

It won't stop. They will just find a sneakier way of doing it.

[@geraldgoodiii6993]

I’d believe a jailhouse snitch over a politician. The snitch has more integrity 😂

[@djchino774]

One becomes the other

[@dmimz7691]

Nice, made me smile

[@BobbyGazo]

Street snitches jail stitches 😂😂😂

[@AndyGoltz916]

Bro jailhouse snitches are the worst, there was a dude named Wally in Pennsylvania who took 170 year sentence and turned it into four. He told him so many people that a guy he gave 25 years to hit the compound with us. He didn’t even know him. he claimed he heard the dude talking about the pipe Chase, which is the vent in the cell. And stuck in court.

[@aliciaobrien22785]

💯💯💯

[@Dubbletap187]

Finally! People are starting to be the change. Cops have tooo much power and are not vetted or trained anywhere close to enough. DA’s are prison administrators are started to help these people instead of ruin their lives. This is a great episode!

[@Pleebixx]

that is the laziest police tactic... what a bunch of donut eaters. using kids like that .

[@guitrr]

Instead of putting financial resources into actual police work, they would rather buy another armored car

[@charlenepinola4310]

Your are right back in the 80s I was a teenager and I would move bundles of drugs for certain people in our neighborhood the cops never knew because I was never was on the police radar.i made good cash doing that but I stopped when I got involved with an older man .he found out and was passed. The cops were looking for gang affiliated people not me.

[@tdn6457]

I dont disagree with you but they are young adults, not kids.

[@bherber]

The sad thing which causes them to accept the deal out of fear in the first place is that they're threatened with really long prison sentences (40 years for selling weed, are you kidding me?).

[@dianahill5116]

The law enforcement wouldn't have done this to their own children. It's disgusting. The double standards of law enforcement.

[@dianahill5116]

Remove law enforcement qualified immunity.

[@josephrobinson5452]

Yeah and the truth is that a simple weed charge will most likely be dropped anyway or downgraded to something even lower and no jail time. They are just praying off those weak college students fear because the police know they are uneducated in the street life.

[@thetruthserum2816]

Extortion really...

[@nancyfahey7518]

If I called my parents and told them this my dad would say, "you made your bed, you lay in it,". He was a police chief.

[@emom358]

They need to learn to ask for a lawyer. I know it's scary, and the cops like to lay it on thick, but these days, innocent or guilty, everyone needs to speak to a lawyer.

[@deniece0821]

Especially when a person is innocent!

[@nancyfahey7518]

I would think that before you sit in that little room in that little chair in front of that little man that you should say "lawyer".

[@poindextertunes]

never talk to the cops. innocent or guilty

[@MajorKeys714]

So very true. It isn’t that you have anything to hide, but we all have things we want to protect. Don’t let anyone use or exploit you in furtherance of their own goals. Just say no.

[@ishowspppd7494]

I beg to differ. Personal experience tells me that no arrest record, no charges filed is a very valuable thing (especially to somebody with absolutely no criminal history).

[@ScottGarland-r4v]

60 Minutes is the absolute best. 👍👍

[@dustycole5331]

Back in 1999 in Florida i was setup. I gave the person 3 joints. They gave me 3 to 5 years. Now it is legal there. WTF i did over 3 year's!!! I was only 18 and was going to study to be a veterinarian. The weed charge put a stop to that , being you can't be a vet with drug charges. That stupid law ruined my life

[@RoseanneSeason7]

You can file to get that charge off your record after 7 years

[@RADIUMGLASS]

Just imagine all of the innocent people who were prosecuted, sentenced and are still in prison now and some have probably died there. The blame is on the prosecutor, the courts, and the police. They only give a s*** about their resume, that's it.

[@dianahill5116]

Remove law enforcement qualified immunity.

[@dianahill5116]

The law enforcement wouldn't have done this to their own children. It's disgusting. The double standards of law enforcement.

[@poindextertunes]

facts

[@ayten3617]

It's messed up. I got a OVI and refusal of a chemical test in Cincinnati Ohio. I had no keys in the car, it was parked in a parking spot, no drugs no alcohol, nothing like that. Nothing illegal. I had license insurance and all that, that's the only reason I got the OVI. Had I not had a license I wouldn't have got one, It wasn't even my car, and no keys in it. Crazy. I had hypertension level 4 of the heart and was severely dehydrated, I woke up 14 hours later , in the hospital with a OVI. Having no idea what happened . It's crazy that was in 2019. I fought it for 18 months, spent at least $9,000 in lawyer fees alone. I still got convicted even with my medical papers, the body cam footage, proved the cop never spoke to me and he forged my signature. Also, I had a witness. The 911 call , everything. Still got convicted. The judge wouldnt even look at the TV when my lawyer put on the copa body came footage. She asked to put it on, ans he said "if you must" ... I was also denied a jury trial, I was on the docket for it like 5 times, and the judge would keep holding me until last, even tho I had a paid lawyer and it's supposed to go in alphabetical order, like the judge would hold me until the jury was sent home, everytime, at least 5 times and then would say, you can have a bench trial... So the 6th or 7th time I just agreed to it, I was tired of paying my lawyer $475 every day she sat there with me, and I was missing work, plus it was a pain to get to court anyway because I had a suspended license. Judge wouldn't grant me a driving privileges or anything, not even to come to court. Lol like wtf. Wouldn't even give me a plea deal .. it was so messed up and crooked its crazy. Sentence to 180 days and a year license suspension and a year probation.. And mind you, this was my first conviction EVER, I loved in this city for 33 years!!!!. I know people with more than one OVi and never spent more than 2 nights in jail... I couldn't believe it. I moved to a different state. Lol, right across the river, my warrants don't show up here, but I still can't drive. It sucks!!! IL never be able to get a license unless I go back to Ohio and do 6months in jail. Noooo wayy!!! They'll have me in there with predators and bullies and make me a victim again, I think about how much that judge changed my life everyday. I try not to. It's just so crazy !!!!

[@joanhenry7754]

Where in hell will these People staywhythecops don't dothe job omg take my kid and class a felony for eighty dollars ????????

[@mikeygraves16]

I love how the cops admit that their job is so easy, that basically any teenager can do it, even without any training whatsoever 😂😂😂

[@chevelle1]

🎯

[@grunt9044]

The job is not easy unless you are listening to village cops

[@youtubecertified4643]

​@@grunt9044the job is easy

[@THEsoulquarian]

Jail house snitches have been an issue for years. In cases that rely solely on “testimony”, I’m surprised so many jurors take it a face value.

[@KamalasNotLikeUs]

Jurors are just random people, most of whom are chosen because they are very conservative.

[@JewBoy-co7yw]

Both sides pick a choose members of the jury. So it favorable to both parties

[@codyharney2997]

​@@KamalasNotLikeUsfalse. Almost all guilty cases in violence are majority democratic juries. Weird thing to lie about lol

[@gaoxiaen1]

The DA said these guys are liars, but defends using them to provide information.

[@bobbyboucher1096]

@@JewBoy-co7yw Ham sandwich

[@Smileyswindowtinting]

“As a reward, for all his snitching” is crazy😂😂😂😂

[@michaelmm94]

This college kid was caught selling $20 of weed, let's put his life in danger and ruin it over this. Then you wonder why people don't support law enforcement.

[@Xconn67]

It’s Blackmail , threatening a terrified college kid , no formal charges , no lawyer ,, disgusting

[@macneoh7418]

Sounds like the student loan process 😂

[@dustycole5331]

Fact's, that is exactly what it is

[@EricUnderwood-v2x]

Blackmail is just the beginning.... It becomes abuse of power It can and will ruin a child...how can a child agree to being used ... It's a dark shadowy underworld that we need to turn the light on.... WHAT'S DONE IN THE DARK WILL BE BROUGHT TO THE LIGHT.... I FORESEE MAJOR LAWSUITS AND HUMILIATION ON THE HORIZON.... YOU TELL ME THEY WILL GO TO CONGRESS AND GET CONGRESSIONAL PERMISSION TO USE CHILDREN... GOOD LUCK WITH THAT

[@theguitarfather1837]

They do to it to 16 year olds in Florida

[@xskrym]

You can tell that Orange county DA Tony, if he was answering those questions under oath he'd have been jailed for lying under oath, at least. He's extremely corrupt and must face accountability.

[@josephrobinson5452]

It's scary how easily they lie and these are the same people who charge people for crimes. He lie like this at trial too and the jury believes everything that he says. Most people don't even know what that system is all about. Those people are a bunch of crooks and liars and should be in prison themselves.

[@monto39]

It's miraculous, his office is being investigated by state and Federal agencies - yet he admitted to literally NOTHING wrong. He might be a little more convincing if he accepted something. No wonder So. Cal. has such a huge inmate population

[@thagreatfrank3071]

​@@monto39❤❤❤

[@mattmcmahon8311]

Snake eyes. He runs the gangs in the police.

[@rjbourgeois5490]

plausible deniability. As long as he's not directly involved, you must be the one to first prove the existence of the network and tie him to it. He knows this, hence why he gets away with it. You need evidence. But agree that would be another charge on him when he actually is caught. But the mere existence of such a network is enough to get the man the death sentence which is why he's so vietmately denying.

[@Cutty_627]

I appreciate that sheriff trying to help everyone understand that, just because they end up in here, doesn’t mean they are all the same. 👏🏾👏🏾

[@lynnt3964]

Snitching on inmates is dangerous but Snitching on officials is fatal

[@Voice0fReason]

Using Kids, College students at that is one of the most cowardly things that law enforcement can do. The more you learn about these cops, the worse it really is.

[@davec2107]

As a supporter of law enforcement These agents supporting this are absolutely disgusting . I get busted for $ 20.00 of only marijuana. And now to get out of a long term inhumane jail sentence. I have to now sell hard drugs I'm not familiar with. In large quantities to far more dangerous people. These are pure disgusting, cowardlly officers using & exploiting young people that could lead to their death

[@Hellokittytheonetheylovetohate]

​@@davec2107😂😂They are drug dealers end of story.

[@brandosdot]

@@Hellokittytheonetheylovetohatelol and so? just because you’re ah college student selling 2 people some bud small amounts of weed don’t make you ah drug dealer.

[@davec2107]

@@Hellokittytheonetheylovetohate So you're saying if he sells his friend $10.00 worth of marijuana He should get the same jail time as someone caught selling 100 kilos of heroine? I'll wait!

[@judgerock3419]

They should be behind bars far more than any student buying a little baggie of weed

[@mandelleli]

Never told anyone, never called a lawyer. Thats JUST unbelievable. 😢 😮

[@DaveSCameron]

Scandalous yes!

[@lorrie2878]

I understand the kids. I was busted for curfew and loitering when I was a teenager. I begged the cops not to tell my dad because he would beat me. I was right.

[@solmoman]

Yeeah, never seen the comment section on every crime channel on youtube??

[@PhiLLyPhiLLz]

I can’t believe that the DA was actually trying to cover this up so hard 😂. Folks there’s jailhouse rats in every jail and pen in the us. And the DA always uses em.

[@optimisticcosmic]

"He keeps a low profile these days for fear of retribution of fellow inmates" *Does an interview on one of the major news networks and basically admits he lies.

[@hakumeng316]

Not even a blurred face or voice changer 😂

[@kg1kelly]

Nobody said he was a smart snitch

[@rileysamuel4360]

Imagine detectives not caring about your saftey and holding 40 years over your head for $80 of bud.

[@AP-nl1wo]

Wow! Great work yet again 60 minutes. This is a huge problem that needs addressing immediately!

[@livelikemateo6951]

Laws making weed illegal seems prehistoric. Laws making a small amount of weed a felony allows law enforcement to prey upon kids to engage in the dangerous act of becoming an informant. When I lived in Arizona if I recall correctly, any amount of weed was a felony, even just a seed. It was nice to see Arizona wake up and legalize it. Hopefully all states wake up and follow suit.

[@Jesus_Christ_is_Lord_]

Just make all drugs illegal without proper medical reasons to obtain it. Recreational use should be banned outright.

[@pyrology101]

@@Jesus_Christ_is_Lord_ The family structure has to be the societal ideal. Everything else are treatments for symptoms.

[@111HONESTY]

​@@Jesus_Christ_is_Lord_cannabis cures multiple types of cancer. Anyone consuming cannabis safely and with proper education is doing something healthy/using it midicinally in my mind. Why do you think "recreational" use should be banned? I am a medical cannabis patient and I happen to enjoy cannabis as well. There is literally zero risk of overdose, so what's the issue?

[@TheSakufighter]

Scary how anti freedom most of the country is.

[@chrism5126]

​@@111HONESTYCures cancer? Yeah ok

[@tupatshakurtis5195]

Absolutely sickening. Giving up young ppls lives for a conviction.

[@davidmirandajr]

I like that about Cleveland he is not a snitch he is just extremely good at providing information

[@gavinthrace]

Newsflash: You LOST the war on drugs before it even began. For historical testimonial evidence? See The Prohibition of Alcohol.

[@PhecdaPlato]

If you stay quiet and ask for a lawyer right away, it’s out of the polices hands. They have to give YOUR counsel all of the reason behind your arrest. And more often then not, your case is dropped. So, never talk to police they are NOT lawyers. Never talk to them. Always ask for a lawyer because it takes your case out of the hands of the police.

[@jeffwylie5899]

I'm not even sure that with the small amount, these kids COULD be charged with a felony. It sounds like a misdemeanor charge. I'm unsure, but wonder, if a defendant is entitled to a court appointed lawyer for a misdemeanor? It may vary state to state? Idk.

[@bunchofbaxters]

@@jeffwylie5899that’s the problem they do what they’re told as they don’t know the law, this guy didn’t even get a lawyer he had no idea, that’s the first thing he should have done

[@Amita8505]

I think the issue is that they technically were not under arrest or even detained. They were just using their fear against them. Could they ask for a lawyer even if they were not under arrest? Cuz technically at that point they didn't need one. Like chill ur not under arrest, we're just talking smh

[@Stevexnycautomotive]

The police who are to make the bust will inform the dealer of the rats for a payback. Law enforcement is dangerous.

[@dianahill5116]

The law enforcement wouldn't have done this to their own children.

[@Stevexnycautomotive]

​@@dianahill5116Crime paids is what the police knows. If there is no crime the police would have no jobs. So the police want crime?, to fish the criminals like fish out of water like a fisherman, who never reduce the population of crime. It's a sick world, not picking sides here.

[@dianahill5116]

​@@Stevexnycautomotive Decriminalizing cannabis, would lessen the amount of revenue for the law enforcement.

[@dianahill5116]

​@@Stevexnycautomotive I would question, if you had a high school education.

[@dianahill5116]

​@@Stevexnycautomotive The double standards within the law enforcement.

[@thecrazycelt5143]

I am beyond angry about this. I had no idea. This is so wrong and needs to be taken to the supreme court and federally banded.

[@copblocker4654]

banned

[@nancyfahey7518]

That first guy, Cleveland, is probably dead and I blame 60 minutes for not blotting out his face.

[@JuarezDerrick]

Look at white boy Rick SMH

[@roozki808]

There are a thousand societal issues in the US of A that are in dire need of change, sadly its wishful thinking to hope that any of them will change in the next 50 years😅

[@batman.3279]

You should have known.

[@GetMoney30322]

My question is the DA says these informants are lieing but used the information as solid proof in court… but now the table turns there lieing

[@ariessweety8883]

Omg this is so sad. My heart ♥ is with the parent's of the young lady who was murdered and also for the young man found in the river❤ Also all others who have lost their loved ones in this way.

[@Asuncionh]

Haha

[@aldovalkovich755]

a great investigative journalistic work of social interest. Well done

[@mikeypiros6647]

10yrs too late..

[@themirrorsofmymind]

I was born in 1972. The TV shows I grew up with, whether they were news programs or fictionalized shows all referred to _"snitches"_ as people involved in criminal activity who used inside information to cut deals for leniency. Usually, the so-called snitch was either involved in the same crimes as the person(s) they informed on or something slightly less than that. *Today the act of "snitching" has been manipulated by street gangs to keep innocent people, potential witnesses, in check! If you see and/or hear a crime in progress or find out something about a crime after the fact, contacting the police about it is called snitching when it has nothing to do with that!*

[@bskee001]

34:52 Cop says, “These 18 19 year olds are adults…they’re creating felonies and hurting our communities.”. Hmmm, interesting, so at 18/19 the law says they are “adults” who are old enough to be held accountable and imprisoned in adult jail because they know better. BUT, when it comes to having a beer or buying a pack of cigarettes, they can’t do that until they’re 21 because they’re too immature and don’t know better. 🤯 Funny how government sees them as mature and immature whenever it’s convenient.

[@ronrondrewthat]

“He’s an informant. If he’s talking he’s probably lying”……but we take their word for it and he’s NOT lying when in court for us 😬 😳 🤬 😂

[@chasityyoung815]

Absolutely sickening!! Corruption is real. It is in every city. Educate your children/ grandchildren. Don't send them out into this big scary world without knowledge of the bad stuff too. It is not something we want our kids to ever get involved in, but don't think it can't happen. We don't know what or who they can come in contact with.

[@KSTARKE]

Something needs to change. My brother-in-law has been in Cook County for over 12 years waiting and his case still hasn't gone to trial. They keep claiming they're still in discovery. Unconstitutional.

[@rageius]

Did he waive his right to a speedy trial? It's usually one of the first things your attorney asks you to do in the first month after being arrested. They recommend it because there are advantages to delaying, like the temperament cooling down or the public defenders ability to work in a small amount of time .

[@nikolailang4157]

It seems odd that he has been locked up for over a decade. But remember courts have to grant him for time served

[@tundrawomansays694]

@@nikolailang4157You’re assuming IF and when this person goes to trial they’ll be found guilty. *”…..his case still hasn’t gone to trial.* How does this person get 12 yrs. of their life back?! Why would you even assume this person is guilty? The assumption is “…presumed innocent until proved *beyond a reasonable doubt* they are guilty.”*

[@shaunn7778]

​@@tundrawomansays694The story isn't true

[@RoseanneSeason7]

​@@shaunn7778there was a mentally ill guy in New Mexico I think that the county jail kept in solitary for over 7 years. He got out and his family got him to sue the jail for several million. So these things do happen

[@dillardphilosophy3333]

I had a sibling who was hooked on addictive drugs by his "friends," and those same "friends," once my sibling was addicted, used him to deal drugs to support his habit. He was busted dealing drugs, because he wasnt a professional criminal, and was forced to snitch on his dealers to avoid maximum criminal penalties. It is nothing short of a miracle that he wasn't shot or killed so that the DA could look good with drug busts. Our system is set up to profit the criminal justice system at the expense of victims.

[@CallMeByMyMatingName]

I'm sorry to hear this! I hope justice prevails against all with a hand in forcing his decision to act!

[@dianahill5116]

The definition of a miracle: Something that brings a smile.

[@dianahill5116]

The law enforcement wouldn't have done this to their own children. The double standards of law enforcement.

[@dianahill5116]

Remove law enforcement qualified immunity.

[@Long_live_Da_Bully]

Im sorry you guy's experienced that.

[@26michaeluk]

We had a friend disappear for years on spring break. 4 years later we ran into him and he'd been in Cook County jail for selling ecstasy as a white boy from Kentucky. I'll spare you the details of the hell he went through. The day after we saw him he kidnapped a girl. As police surrounded him he killed himself. Crazy what that jail did to him.

[@nelsonperez5883]

Yea he was selling excatcy a crime..it wasn't weed..u think black n brown only deserve jail if caught selling ex..shame

[@26michaeluk]

@@nelsonperez5883 what? Where in the hell you get that from. I said we were Kentucky White boys and he ended up in an overwhelmingly black jail, totally out of his Element. I said nothing close to what you're saying.

[@c2225]

@@nelsonperez5883it’s legal in Amsterdam

[@ToddGavin-dp6bk]

true you didnt.@@26michaeluk

[@thatdarlin]

​@@nelsonperez5883Your comment makes no sense. What are you trying to say?

[@bigjermboktown6976]

The problem is they're preying on vulnerable kids... Kids they know that would more than likely cooperate and that's unfortunate

[@bigjermboktown6976]

He's basically trying to get that kid to become a cop without the pay. Man this s*** pisses me off

[@drdeath5724]

If the sheriff has been in his position for 17 years (since 2006) i promise you he is not the solution. Chicago has went down hill year after year for decades, just like all big cities have. It's time to start having the tough conversations people have been avoiding for decades.

[@dianahill5116]

Remove law enforcement qualified immunity.

[@dianahill5116]

They wouldn't have done this to their own children. It's disgusting. The double standards of law enforcement.

[@JordanSmith507]

What tough conversation would that be?

[@katiekane5247]

​@@JordanSmith507that money spent on policing would be better served by giving that money to the community 🤔

[@justkelly6992]

Even as a child playing in the streets and alleys of my town everyone knew "Snitches get stitches". The absolute truth of all boy truths is you don't rat out your friends. That and you didn't date your buddies sisters.

[@hellsbells5389]

This is correct

[@marquettegloves9907]

If only everybody had the balls to keep to that. But too many ppl are weak, scared and pathetic...

[@janejones5362]

Do the crime, do the time.

[@mightytaiger3000]

22:51 23:56 he’s so full of S!! They’re not putting themselves in the same degree of risk when purchasing as non-informants because they don’t show up wearing A WIRE or with cops following their every move. Very dishonest man.

[@harryparsons2750]

Some advice to all those out there, if you are ever arrested for anything, drugs, assault, or any other thing, as soon as you sit down and the cop asks you anything, say “I want a lawyer”. That’s it. Say nothing else!

[@nashtrojan]

"That is simply un-not true." Sounds like a confession to me.

[@last69gto]

When is someone going to look into the bad officers who move agencies? That is a story someone needs and should take on?

[@darioevans8167]

The sheriff in Chicago gets it. This man way of thought is valuable in all communities and if everyone thought like this it would change the world.

[@dustycole5331]

Fact's, what a great man / gift to have working for we the people

[@theurbanartist775]

True, I’ve never heard of him yet I wish he was over my city (Memphis). It’s his way of thinking that will definitely make a change for the better wherever he ends up. What the world needs is LOVE and he’s giving it.

[@alexanderbreglia-t9c]

It's a miracle I'm alive, at age 58 I had a stroke and live in a veteran's residence in the Bronx, N.Y.C. my memory is gradually improving.

[@LordOfThePancakes]

Cap

[@onlytaru]

sir this is a wendys

[@Jackson-pu7gd]

13:53 "then he will be released as a reward for all his snitching" LOL is it just me or was that just hilarious?

[@RaeBattleRapsMood]

Wow..this guy is a professional snitch😂, he’s literal career is snitching.😮 but yeah I remember that story where Andrew was busted LITTLE for weed and they forced him to be a CI doing controlled buys from dangerous people. Well the dealers found him out and unalived him. Sad, sad, sad story.

[@Long_live_Da_Bully]

How did they find out?

[@gaoxiaen1]

@@Long_live_Da_Bully Probably a snitch in the police ranks.

[@emilegriffith1473]

@@gaoxiaen1 either that or something made them suspicious

[@mbuck253]

Both of these guys are marked for death. Snitching on anyone is playing with death. Snitching on the people the did is a guarantee they’ll always be in grave danger. Guys been a dope fiend essentially his entire life. He better hope he has beaten his demons because if he gets locked up again, it won’t matter where it’s at.

[@nathanielwimm7453]

I was an Ole Miss student. I brought beer back with me into the dorms at Kincannon (for anyone esle who knows the school). Police told me that I would be held responsible in providing alcohol to another student who lived across the hall but never knew that got in a DUI car wreck and hurt another girl. I really had only seen him in the halls and never provided him with alcohol. They told me that I would need to provide (exactly 10 as in the story) cocaine buys and otherwise I would absolutely be charged to the fullest extent of the law. Realizing after getting a reputation as a guy "desperate for cocaine" amongst the other students that I could not do this and was in over my head. I ran back home into the Appalachian mountains and got rid of my cell phone and luckily never heard from them again. Goodbye college life over half a case of beer. So yeah it's definitely targeting students for less than marijuana 110%.

[@S.P.O.O.K.Y.]

Jesus Christ, you need to take this to the news

[@lisajeter9511]

But they put these young adults lives at serious danger without any back up

[@torqueandbeanssauce]

Problem is some informants are legit being told things and others just trying to help themselves.

[@rwmiller7853]

Seen this happy too many times. This story 100% accurate. Happening every day in every city in your neighborhood.

[@dustycole5331]

Just to let you know, I think your phone changed a word while you typed it. Happy , I think you meant happen

[@bobber3000]

This is far from anything new. I had a friend in college in 1985 who went to Penn State where he got caught with weed. The deal they offered him was turn in four friends or serve nine months. My buddy did the nine months instead of ratting out his friends. Massive respect.

[@brendonohagan1946]

Solid wood right there

[@Dirty2Clean1980]

That’s solid but it’s different when looking at 9 years or more, that’s when you really see who folds. If you sign up for something than take responsibility no matter what it is, that’s how I live but most folks don’t even know themselves until in that situation. I’ve did three sentences not snitching. Seen some homies fold and tell before the cuffs were on. “Don’t do the crime if you can’t do the time” you are who you hang with is what will remain true to the system.

[@Jesus_is_LORD444]

I knew someone who kept snitching his way out of prison just to start selling drugs again and again. He ended up getting shot in the face. He survived but next time he got arrested he took the jail time.

[@Mcfc2Rich]

​​@@Dirty2Clean1980that's true, that's why I wouldn't want to live that life. It always seems to end up in prison or disaster. They say as well when it comes to big time gangsters or whatever, the people you can least trust are the people around you. I'd rather just stay out of that life and be as far away from the things that go on in it. The saying crime doesn't pay is very true as well

[@jasontomica8938]

THE MILLION DOLLAR QUESTION, Y IN THE WORLD IS THIS GUY SHOWING HIS FACE ON CAMERA, WOW, NO WORDS FOR THIS!!!!

[@doordash-nh1ih]

35:00 Guy says it all... They're purposely causing felonies destroying their community. When you ruin someones life with a felony because of weed... You ARE the problem!

[@grannyonwire8926]

I love how so many things are coming to light now☺️. Js

[@sbaker4920]

This topic needs to be updated .The IL legislature has made it illegal for currently imprisoned people to serve as witnesses.

[@bipolarmomandnowwhat]

One of the reasons I don’t support the death penalty, anymore.

[@susanncarter6201]

I would like to see an updated report to see what is working or not working in Cook County. Also, what has been done to advise low level attenders of their risks and rights. It’s disgusting how the legal machine can make criminals out of desperation of some and misjudgment of youthful decisions.

[@dustycole5331]

The government built the system to do exactly what it is doing. Overstep the Constitution and make our right illegal. They done a great job at making us modern day slave's/ cash cow's.

[@truckinmofo]

Ridiculous. 40 years for a small amount ? Ridiculous

[@deankilminster5430]

I hope some of the dangerous people he's snitched on catch up with him one day.

[@thetruthserum2816]

@16:16 : Imagine getting a 20 year class A felony because another CI was forced to find 10 more victims... sounds like a pyramid of victims that would not otherwise exist all being forced to entrap one another.

[@Carrierdlr1]

Great reporting on the corruption by our public servants!! Every parent needs to talk to their children to always trust to talk about ANYTHING!! Never talk to police, they only have one thing on their mind!!

[@weaverjoshuab]

A snitch changed my adult life. He snitched on me to my employer…..- I always unintentionally clogged the work restroom toilets bc I only dump 1x/week. He saw me exit the stall and he snitched. Life changes forever.

[@pchavez1781]

😆

[@svetlana60656]

.... Tim Sabean, is that you?!?

[@indionopalez3716]

Inmate F " his snitching paid off ".....13:54 😂😂

[@bonniehammond9566]

Shame on these people.

[@robertmahler8894]

I, 100% believe that police are capable of doing this, especially if they are promoted based on the number of cases charged and convicted, operating by the very destructive maxim , "the end justifies the mean".

[@jamesmasaa]

They admit snitches are liars and still use their testimony to convict others.

[@DeRussellMasina]

Corruption

[@thecarpetman7687]

Who cares….they are all criminals anyway

[@adamgonzalez9013]

The law enforcement wouldn't have done this to their own children.

[@twittqueen101]

The police in my town tried to make me a CI when i was only 16. I had been arrested for marijuana , less than an eighth of weed. They hounded me and texted me for information. I really knew nothing but they wanted me to inform on people and even tried to make me inform on my boyfriend who was not even involved like that with drugs or drug dealers. He just threw house parties which the cops got called to end all the time. They really tried to make me deals and scare me into this. Made it seem like this marijuana charge would ruin my life if I didnt agree. I wasnt smart enough to go to parents or a lawyer but I didnt believe in snitching so I acted clueless. I honestly knew nothing so I wouldve ended up telling on friends and school mates.

[@Mjones22276]

Yo.boo

[@Mjones22276]

You wanna go to Pound town

[@Mjones22276]

I go hard baby

[@SupaEMT134]

This originally aired on television. It should be closed captioned. NOT auto-generated!

[@brettd530]

"Unconstitutional" California politicians and law makers wear that term like a badge of honor.

[@Underdog271]

North Dakota and Florida are republican ran states! Funny how you target California

[@JohnMeshelanyJr]

Ok. Where on God's green earth is $80 of pot worth someone loosing their life because the cops don't protect them well enough?

[@atvseatexchange2176]

In 1990 I got busted and was part of a high profile case with 2 one million dollar cash only bails with a Federal Detainer coming up shortly. I was going through heroin withdrawal and the effects of daily alcohol use and put into the highest security level without any medical assistance in an attempt to get me to cooperate. The normal way to check someone is to watch is to see how often they jump on the phone, and wait till they go into the shower and check the paperwork in their cell. When someone has no paperwork and asks a bunch of questions, they're hot, and have to be eliminated. On the other hand, when Tim Allen got busted, he set up all his childhood friends with bogus drug deals and got time off for each one he had gotten busted. For a guy who was facing guidelines up to life in prison for kilos of cocaine, and in his book, only admitted to having a drug problem, got out in 2 years. Substantial Cooperation without any responsibility seems to be the American way. I personally picked up a pair of 10 year sentences run overlapping with a sleep well at night.

[@khalidsaifullah5426]

Tell me about it 13 in the feds entrapped!

[@ninthundertow]

"Keeps a low profile now because he fears..." Goes on national television...

[@harryparsons2750]

His staff IS guilty. How do drugs get into prisons? The STAFF! This is 100 percent correct

[@karliann1]

😂 he keeps a low profile these days yet here he is on national TV and on KZbin that's world wide. 😂

[@josephmalecki]

Keep the whole thing to himself, police put them on YT, cant trust anyone not even the police .

[@dianahill5116]

The law enforcement wouldn't have done this to their own children. It's disgusting. The double standards of law enforcement.

[@dianahill5116]

Remove law enforcement qualified immunity.

[@nubiarecinos9932]

God bless him and his family. He is very good and smart…Learning from him could be good Idea

[@dianahill5116]

What religion are you promoting?

[@dianahill5116]

Did that help during the Spanish Inquisition?

[@dianahill5116]

Did that help during the Salem witch trials?

[@dianahill5116]

Christopher Hitchens -- Religion is manmade.

[@dianahill5116]

Remove law enforcement qualified immunity.

[@muzzyb3ar]

After watching the entire video, I feel hope for these disadvantaged people who have no hope. Kudos to the new wardens; they are angels in my view.

[@SPiRAh]

I saw it on the internet- posted by a tv show that “He keeps a low profile”

[@bigjermboktown6976]

That man said safer he don't give a s*** what happens to that confidential informant as long as he gets what he wants... Don't let these people use you. As a matter of fact If I were in that position I'd say $5,000 an hour because they ain't doing it voluntarily they're being threatened years in prison over something they're not going to get years in prison for

[@qpwodkgh2010]

Let me see if I got this straight. We are judging the character of the snitch against the word of a career politician. Which of the two is the worst? That's my question.

[@youcainthandlethetruth]

Sad what happened to that girl