Ending Undercover Operations and Entrapment

New York’s decision to disband it’s under cover anti-crime unit may well put its police force in greater harmony with its citizens of all races. If we could get all of law enforcement to rid itself of undercover operations the giant rift between citizens and police could heal itself. Why, you ask. I’ll tell you. The biggest problem with undercover units is entrapment. Give it some thought. Think of individuals arrested by an undercover cop who pretended to be drunk on a subway platform and enticed an attack because one or more individuals saw an opportunity for a fast buck. Or what about FBI undercover agents who find Islamic radicals in a mosque or Facebook and offer them the opportunity to obtain weapons, bombs, bomb-making material, etc. When the goods are delivered and a plan is devised they arrest them all. In both cases people are convicted and put in prison and at the same time the public is denied the presence of a cop on the street, or in the case of an FBI, a lawyer working on cases, not creating crimes through entrapment. Very often undercover work involves helping criminals achieve their goals through the use of confiscated goods or taxpayer money. Giving people an enticing opportunity to make a lot of money or achieve some otherwise unrealistic goal is basically unfair and that is why undercover operations and the entrapment that is an integral part of it must end. Eliminating undercover operations is only one aspect of police reform and the end of racism at all levels of law enforcement. The greatest power of law enforcement is the use of  “lethal force.” Men or women who use that power for racist ends must never be permitted to wear the badge that authorizes lethal force. The only way to eliminate racist police is one at a time. They must be found, fired and imprisoned if their guilt can be established.