bribed a cop yesterday

[randay]

wonder how much they charge for murder?

 

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[sponge008]

The $20 bribe for a cop could have been in the 50s as far as we know, when the dollar was worth something.

 

[vshah]

Originally posted by: randay
wonder how much they charge for murder?

depends on how well publicized the case is. but judges can be bought for a few lakh's in smaller cases. there was one case where they had pretty much irrefutable evidence that the accused was guilty of murder and he walked. the police knew it too, and none of the officers involved had any charges brought against them.

Originally posted by: maddogchen
another question, do you think you coulda contested and win against a fine because there was no visible no parking signs?

that would take WAY too much time/effort. the system probably exists, but i doubt anyone has used it in ages, and therefore they don't expect anyone to...

 

[TallBill]

I'm sure that there are some cops in the US that can be bribed, but on average it will only hurt your situation.

 

[Vonkhan]

Originally posted by: Looney

Originally posted by: Vonkhan

Originally posted by: Looney
The fact that so many of you Indians see this as bribes rather than extortion/blackmail says a lot. Perhaps corruption is a way of life for many, but to spin it into an almost positive light... well, i guess i won't go there (yet).

better stay away from Brazil and China and Turkey etc etc then too

Do the people of those nations consider it bribery or extortion? Do they put an almost positive spin on having to do it?

Ask a Brazilian ninja?

 

[Zenmervolt]

Originally posted by: Looney
The fact that so many of you Indians see this as bribes rather than extortion/blackmail says a lot. Perhaps corruption is a way of life for many, but to spin it into an almost positive light... well, i guess i won't go there (yet).

How is this extortion or blackmail?

- The car was parked illegally.
- The officer was correct to tow the car.
- The legal fine was 1,000 rupees.
- The officer let him go for 400 rupees.

Extortion or blackmail would have been if he'd parked the car legally and it was towed and held for ransom.

What happened in the OP's case is the same thing that happens in the US when someone goes to court over a ticket and has the fine reduced. Except in the OP's case, the bureaucratic red tape (and it's associated expense to both the citizen and the government) has been eliminated.

ZV

 

[vshah]

Originally posted by: Zenmervolt

Originally posted by: Looney
The fact that so many of you Indians see this as bribes rather than extortion/blackmail says a lot. Perhaps corruption is a way of life for many, but to spin it into an almost positive light... well, i guess i won't go there (yet).

How is this extortion or blackmail?

- The car was parked illegally.
- The officer was correct to tow the car.
- The legal fine was 1,000 rupees.
- The officer let him go for 400 rupees.

Extortion or blackmail would have been if he'd parked the car legally and it was towed and held for ransom.

What happened in the OP's case is the same thing that happens in the US when someone goes to court over a ticket and has the fine reduced. Except in the OP's case, the bureaucratic red tape (and it's associated expense to both the citizen and the government) has been eliminated.

ZV

honestly, it is anyone's guess whether or not it was illegal to park there. there were no signs of any kind. and there is no law here that says no signs = no parking. so he may or may not have been correct to tow me. i just know that i won't be parking there again, no matter how many other cars i see.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: Zenmervolt

Originally posted by: Looney
The fact that so many of you Indians see this as bribes rather than extortion/blackmail says a lot. Perhaps corruption is a way of life for many, but to spin it into an almost positive light... well, i guess i won't go there (yet).

How is this extortion or blackmail?

- The car was parked illegally.
- The officer was correct to tow the car.
- The legal fine was 1,000 rupees.
- The officer let him go for 400 rupees.

Extortion or blackmail would have been if he'd parked the car legally and it was towed and held for ransom.

What happened in the OP's case is the same thing that happens in the US when someone goes to court over a ticket and has the fine reduced. Except in the OP's case, the bureaucratic red tape (and it's associated expense to both the citizen and the government) has been eliminated.

ZV

... and the money goes into the officer's pocket instead of to the government. I think you're missing the key point of Looney's post. Whatever you want to call it, what the officer is doing is wrong. He was obviously soliciting a bribe.

 

[montanafan]

A policeman asked me for a bribe once, $50 in 1979.. Long story short, he could have charged me with a crime (a gun in the car), but I said no to the bribe and several other things about it. He decided I was too much of a liability to deal with and sent me on my way telling me had just been testing me. :roll:

 

[Q]

You didn't bribe him, he bribed you

 

[sdifox]

Originally posted by: vshah

Originally posted by: fire400

Originally posted by: vshah

Originally posted by: Shawn
in the US you can be arrested for trying to bribe a cop.

here, if a cop sees you bribing another cop, all he wants is more money from you. its really sad...

edit: i realize it is quite hypocritical for me to be saying that...

don't try it. you need to take into consideration that they deal with punks everyday.

if IA finds out, it only heats things up.

nonetheless, risk taking is part of what it means to be human, though I don't encourage it, ironic enough.

IA?

Infernal Affairs. Wait, no, it's Internal Affairs. Damn it!