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Originally Posted by calgaryblood
http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/canada/b...hers-1.3755848
What I don't understand is the police have always said they can't use the evidence nabbed by these guys in court but then arrested the rcmp officer? Why aren't more arrested?
Kind of interested to hear why they only chose to make an arrest because he was an rcmp officer and have let countless others off the hook.
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First I want to say that as an RCMP member I'm disgusted by this. If these allegations are true I hope this guy faces the full brunt of the law, there is no room for anyone who does this kind of stuff in the RCMP.
Now to address the OP's question as to why they are using evidence in this case and not others. I'm guessing that the reason why an arrest was quick in this case is for a few reasons. This was the first time a creep catcher sting was "live cast" so there would have been numerous views resulting in more witnesses, a call for service was made to RCMP right away, and the evidence was so strong that it warranted an immediate arrest.
The guy was apparently released on conditions by a Justice so I'm assuming the evidence against him is fairly signifigant. I know there will be posters who will want to paint all police with the same brush. I want you to know that the average cop on the street HATES when cops commit crimes but especially something like this. I don't want to work next to someone who does things like that and they don't deserve to wear the I uniform. I'm well aware that as a police officer, public trust is paramount to be able to do my job effectively. Things like this just destroy that trust.