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Fascinating development. I cannot help but wonder whether some large percentage of the newly unemployed will go to work for the drug gangs. They may have few alternatives.
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Lets not forget the possibility that these cops may have already been on the payroll, the difference being that they are probably less useful now that they don't carry uniforms and cop cars....
What I want to know, is who they are replacing that 10% with? From what I've experienced growing up here, it is VERY rare not to find a crooked cop, since bribing your way out of the cop's way is common culture here. If they are willing to let you go for something as cheap as a parking ticket... how much will a monthly bonus for smuggling do? Its nice that they are trying to replace the bad cops, but the truth is, the other 90% is probably crooked in its majority.
Its somehow understandable: They are underpaid, they lack vehicles and uniforms, etc. They mostly earn a living to feed their family from those tiny bribes. Most people look at them as a single speeding ticket, when in the long run, they are supporting a corrupt culture.