In the News (#1664)

Fuck everything about this. – anonymous BMW owner Policing for Profit There are many ways for cops to enrich themselves at others’ expense: [Cops typically] use…their authority to line their own pockets…[but] members of Georgia State Patrol…[came up with a new scam: they] filed or attempted to file insurance claims against drivers they…in[tentionally rammed with malicious intent to cause a wreck]…a…tactic…[euphemized as the “]PIT maneuver[“. They were caught when a superior over]hear[d them teaching others about this new scam]…to receive a “check”…[the cops] sent crash reports to [shyster] Tina Maddox, who then issued demand letters to insurance companies seeking payouts for alleged injuries such as stress, soreness and anxiety…despite not reporting injuries at the time of the incidents…[the scammers] received…settlements of $25,000 each, [of which the shyster skimmed off a third. When interrogated, Hunter Waters admitted to getting three settlements]…Tyler Byrd…admitted to submitting…