Does it happen when the law arrest a drug kingpin or whatever and they off the cops something like 10mil a piece to let him/her go? Has anyone ever actually taken it? Or is movie trope?

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• Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  There’s a convicted felon in the White House right now.

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• cyberslask@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Well, if they take the bribe there is no arrest and you will never hear about it. So: probably yes.

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• jeffw@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Probably a trope. Low level cops don’t just stumble on kingpins. It take a large, coordinated investigation. You can’t just pay off the arresting officer, you’d need to pay off dozens at a minimum. And someone would say something. Maybe not to their boss, but at a bar, etc.

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• spacebread98@lemmy.zip ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Khun sa was at one time responsible for half of the world’s heroine production in the late 20th century. He surrendered to the Myanmar army disbanded his private military and spent the rest of his life in his mansion in Yangon since Myanmar had no extradition treaty with the us.

  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khun_Sa

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  • deHaga@feddit.uk ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    His daughters were famously brave…

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