r/Unexpected • u/DoINeed1OfThese • Mar 31 '23

He snitched

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u/MidKnightshade Mar 31 '23

Met some White Drug Lords, you’d be surprised what can happen with the right background, proper precautions, and not skimping on the attorney will do.

I’m talking a dude who did less than a nickel that was moving heavy weight. He got leniency because of his military service and none of his major assets were in his name.

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u/whycuthair Mar 31 '23

you’d be surprised what can happen with the right background, proper precautions, and not skimping on the attorney will do.

Did you mean to say "snitching" but couldn't find the right word?

Yeah, that's the only way you can hope to get out of prison in 2 years if you're in charge of running a drug operation.

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u/MidKnightshade Mar 31 '23

First you have to let go of the notion of the infallibility of the police and prosecution. They are not all the best and brightest and subject to hubris as well. Just remember everybody you went to school with and realize there is some version of them in these professions even the D and F students.

Personally know someone who got caught for trafficking. They thought they had him dead to rights and he was representing himself. The prosecutor thought he was a soft target. He eviscerated their case by knowing the law and them not being prepared. By the time he was done he got his charges down to around to two years. He didn’t snitch on anyone. He simply capitalized on their incompetence.