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Police Corruption in Baltimore | "We Own This City" with Justin Fenton | 5

2024/2/20
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Lindsey Graham: 本集探讨了巴尔的摩枪支追踪特别工作组丑闻,揭露了警局内部的严重腐败问题,包括栽赃陷害、伪造证据、盗窃等违法行为。丑闻造成严重后果,但同时也促进了警局改革的努力。 Justin Fenton: 作为一名调查记者,我报道了枪支追踪特别工作组丑闻。巴尔的摩是一个复杂的城市,警局的问题不仅仅是几个害群之马,而是系统性的。弗雷迪·格雷事件加剧了人们对警局问责的呼声,司法部调查揭露了警局存在的深层次问题。枪支追踪特别工作组的腐败是一个完美风暴的结果,缺乏监督,以及警局文化中对结果的重视超过对程序的重视,导致了警员的违法行为。审判中披露的证据令人震惊,警员们自己也承认了他们的犯罪行为。警局内部存在纵容腐败行为的机制,但近年来也有一些改革的努力,例如鼓励举报不当行为。受害者乌马尔·伯利的故事是一个悲剧,警员的腐败行为对其生活造成了严重的影响。韦恩·詹金斯在量刑听证会上表达了悔意,但他试图淡化自己的行为。我的书和HBO电视剧的创作过程,以及我参与其中的经历。 Lindsey Graham: 本集探讨了巴尔的摩枪支追踪特别工作组丑闻,揭露了警局内部的严重腐败问题,包括栽赃陷害、伪造证据、盗窃等违法行为。丑闻造成严重后果,但同时也促进了警局改革的努力。 Justin Fenton: 作为一名调查记者,我报道了枪支追踪特别工作组丑闻。巴尔的摩是一个复杂的城市,警局的问题不仅仅是几个害群之马,而是系统性的。弗雷迪·格雷事件加剧了人们对警局问责的呼声,司法部调查揭露了警局存在的深层次问题。枪支追踪特别工作组的腐败是一个完美风暴的结果,缺乏监督,以及警局文化中对结果的重视超过对程序的重视,导致了警员的违法行为。审判中披露的证据令人震惊,警员们自己也承认了他们的犯罪行为。警局内部存在纵容腐败行为的机制,但近年来也有一些改革的努力,例如鼓励举报不当行为。受害者乌马尔·伯利的故事是一个悲剧,警员的腐败行为对其生活造成了严重的影响。韦恩·詹金斯在量刑听证会上表达了悔意,但他试图淡化自己的行为。我的书和HBO电视剧的创作过程,以及我参与其中的经历。

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Journalist Justin Fenton covered the Gun Trace Task Force scandal for the Baltimore Sun. He sat through the trials and heard testimony from accused cops and their victims. He reported on the ripple effects of the scandal, in the police department and in the community. And then David Simon, creator of The Wire, called and asked Fenton to write a book. Today, Lindsay speaks with Justin Fenton, author of We Own This City, which was made into an HBO limited series by the same name.

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