Think you have what it takes to become a BPD informant?

By adamg on Wed, 09/02/2015 - 10:17am

MuckRock gives us a look at Boston Police regulations for working with informants.

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So last century!

By anon on Wed, 09/02/2015 - 10:47am.

I note that the police are supposed to supply a recent photo of the prospective informant, "either a recent ID photo, or a Polaroid." A Polaroid?! How old is this document?

Actually, I think polaroids are getting popular again

By aldos on Wed, 09/02/2015 - 11:37am.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instax#Reception_and_growing_popularity

okay

By D Delgado on Wed, 09/02/2015 - 12:02pm.

Okay don't knock Polaroid that company was good I worked for them 25 years. I walked away with the money in my pocket.Whereas some people in the company lost out was not able to walk away with a large incentive in their pocket.

Its Government

By anon on Wed, 09/02/2015 - 2:21pm.

The most dysfunctional, unorganized group of people in the US. I had to pick something up the other day from the state house, it have Mitt Romney listed as the current Governor

I've seen much worse in

By anon on Wed, 09/02/2015 - 9:20pm.

I've seen much worse in private industry than that. Much, much worse.

What's the difference?

By Anonymoose on Wed, 09/02/2015 - 1:15pm.

Between a "Defendant informant" and an "Other information - avoiding criminal prosecution"? These seem like the same thing.

I wouldn't trust them

By anon on Tue, 09/22/2015 - 2:00am.

Some are just as dirty as the bad guys if not dirtier!