“If I’m guilty of this, every cop in the nation’s going to jail,” Wendt told CBS News just days before a federal judge sentenced him to a 5-year prison term. Wendt’s crimes appear to be part of a nationwide pattern.
A nationwide review of government audits and court records over the last 20 years uncovered at least 50 cases of police illegally selling their weapons online
JFC, what a non-story.
(Google) As of 2024, there are over 1,280,000 sworn law enforcement officers in the United States
So we caught 0.00004% of lowlifes selling illegal guns? Over 20 years?! Save you outrage for something real. “Microscopic Percentage of Police Abuse Their Position to Sell Guns”, is not a story. Plenty enough headlines if you leave off the last phrase in that headline.
The headline being true in any instance is a ridiculous thing to allow happen without any real safeguards or punishments to prevent it from happing in the first place.
Other cops read this line
The officer argued at the time that he didn’t know he was breaking the law, but he later pleaded guilty. He served less than a year in federal prison and paid a $10,000 fine but was allowed to keep his Porsche and Alfa Romeo.
And think that it’s worth the risk.
I have questions for a cop who can afford one, let alone both.
“at least” means there are more. “cases” means ones we know about.
How many is the right number of times this should cops be allowed to break the laws that are charged with upholding?
