…..one has to enjoy the framing of this quote from a lawyer defending an undercover Philadelphia cop accused of stealing from Mom & Pop stores:
“Now that the Daily News has created a mass hysteria concerning the Philadelphia Narcotics Unit, it comes as no surprise that every defendant ever arrested will now proclaim their innocence and bark about being mistreated,” Bochetto wrote in an e-mail to the Daily News.
“Suffice it to say, there is a not a scintilla of truth to such convenient protestations.”
Scintilla, good word. I’m also enjoying “bark” and “mass hysteria.” Good stuff. It must suck being a criminal lawyer.
Read more here. Oh wait, philly.com always kills its link after like – 3 days. Okay, darn. Here’s a summary.
The Daily News interviewed seven store owners and an attorney representing another. Independently, they told similar stories: Cujdik and fellow officers destroyed or cut the wires to surveillance cameras. Some store owners said they watched as officers took food and slurped energy drinks. Other store owners said cigarette cartons, batteries, cell phones and candy bars were missing after raids.
