Chapter 9: Law Enforcement

Chapter 9: Law Enforcement

One of the most overlooked aspect of conspiracy theories is that of law enforcement. This chapter will discuss the theories that involve individuals in law enforcement and the FBI using their administrative power to cover up errors or abuse their power to falsely incriminate individuals who would otherwise be found not guilty.

In anecdotal form, many cases that do not get solved and end up in the cold case files are often the result of police or FBI errors in the investigation. Then, to try and preserve the reputation of the department, they try to make the errors disappear. This can even result in the loss of evidence.

This should not be interpreted as a anti-police chapter in anyway. There are many hardworking and dedicated officers that do their jobs well and are interested in protecting the communities in which they serve. The motivation of this chapter is to reveal the nature of the ones who do not.

Case Example 1:
Mark Fuhrman
The star witness of the O.J. Simpson trial fell into his own tar pit of ridiculous comments, when it was discovered that he frequently used racial slurs such as the "N" word against black Americans while working for the LAPD.

From 1985-1994, Fuhrman participated in a series of interviews to assist screenwriter Laura Hart McKinny on a project. Not only was usage of one racial slur found, but Fuhrman (unknowingly at the time) exposed a wide range of dark secrets that had been kept by the LAPD, one of the largest police departments in America.

1) Admitting to racial profiling
2) Tampering and planting of evidence on innocent people.
3) Sexual harassment against female LAPD officers.
4) Various other racist and sexist attitudes and intimidating behavior

This window into the LAPD showed an enormous amount of abuse of power and concealment of the truth. For the purpose of this book, it fits the definition of a conspiracy. Newsweek writer Kurt Eichenwald would perhaps call this a conspiracy and not a conspiracy theory, but the need for hairsplitting is not as necessary as Newsweek would want you to believe.

Case Example 2:
Coleen Rowley
Rowley grew to fame as the FBI agent and whistleblower who exposed the FBI's mishandling of pre-September 11th material. Coleen Rowley exposed that there were critical warning signs the FBI missed and did not take seriously, which led to the 2001 terrorist attacks. Rowley went as far as saying that the FBI almost intentionally sabotaged the case as they did not respond to the threat and warning signs surrounding Zacharias Moussaoui and later tried to cover up their errors.


Point:
Individuals who are in positions of power can use their title for abuse. This does not require an enormous amount of insight, but it does happen at all levels of law enforcement: local, state, and national. These actions are horrendous, and they do not protect the communities. As Fred Murray, the father of the missing Maura Murray, reminded us. It was Juvenile of Rome who stated "Who is there to guard the guards themselves?" Who is there to watch over law enforcement so that abuse of power, tampering of evidence, and illegal activity is not conducted from behind a title?

No badge should be ever used a tool for abuse.

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