When I slept on the street for a few nights in Chicago, I'll never forget this: I was starving and I wasnt able to busk up any money that day and this old addict with a bum leg and a cataract over one eye asked me how my day went. After I told him it didnt go well and I was real hungry he said, "hol up, wait here a sec" and he came back about 5 minutes later with a backpack full of day old sandwiches and soup from a local shop. He gave me half of his food, despite my protest. He told me "We aint got no one else out here. We have to look out for each other" That changed my entire world that day.
@j-rey-3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing that, dude. I needed that today.
@Stigstigster3 жыл бұрын
People on the streets with the least to give have been some of the kindest, most generous people I have ever met.
@nataliem70113 жыл бұрын
That's so heartwarming, thank you :)
@brownjames34203 жыл бұрын
You’re Stronger Than You Think. Keep Going. God Bless ♥️♥️
@KindOldRaven3 жыл бұрын
Yep, for each annoying, agressive or ungrateful bum there's one with a golden heart and iron personality. They're just like everybody else. There's shitbags and beautiful people - it's just that these guys usually don't have their appearence speaking in their favor if they've been on the streets for too long.
@Ant-im4zo5 жыл бұрын
“he viewed me as his only friend in the world and then i broke that trust” bro that’s some heavy shit i wouldn’t be able to live wit myself no more after that
@bristheemufanpage4 жыл бұрын
Ant facts bruh
@coliedeekenzo4 жыл бұрын
That made me not like this guy. He's just locking away the small guys, thats not fixing the issue!
@Twobarpsi4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, especially knowing he was trying to commit suicide over the deception.
@AK-74K4 жыл бұрын
@@coliedeekenzo This is exactly why he quit his job in the end
@zaghale15204 жыл бұрын
I wish he haven't said that!!!.....
@Prog4Prog5 жыл бұрын
How did you become a cop? I looked like a crack head according to my colleagues
@harryarcher49714 жыл бұрын
Nice guy doing his job ... if an under cover cop was around me .. it would have to be woody 🤦♂️🤔👍
@bula97373 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂😂
@fitzy10933 жыл бұрын
@Jason Prendergast imagine having *this* level of conviction based entirely on stereotype profiling of what *you* believe to be the *look* of a crack head. But yeah, I bet he had to hit it occasionally to legitimize himself
@fitzy10933 жыл бұрын
@Jason Prendergast but you just literally confirmed what I said? You’re projecting your experience of what you stereotype the “look” of a crackhead is. Ty for confirming
@fitzy10933 жыл бұрын
@Jason Prendergast I’m just going to leave this here. “Stereotype: a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing” Do better.
@slicks56645 жыл бұрын
"I just made the lives of the vulnerable more unbearable". That's the first and likely last time that I will hear a police officer recognize that.
@finitesound4 жыл бұрын
Many cops admit it. That's not the problem. The problem is they continue to do it even knowing how cruel they are. They enjoy the cruelty.
@rodneyfosdick32933 жыл бұрын
Why he is no longer an officer most likely
@MyNamesComics3 жыл бұрын
You know there’s a difference from a cop and a undercover cop? There’s a difference of what they do.
@colinschafer51323 жыл бұрын
Commenting on the "enjoy the cruelty" comment....he mentioned that he enjoyed the work and was interested by the manipulation and lying as an intellectual exercise. I would say, addiction is a full time job where lying and manipulation take center stage. What I find interesting is that he enjoyed those aspects without the potential reward of getting high being the end result of those actions. The lying and manipulation will eventually begin to wane on the addict. If not while using, definitely after getting clean. In the throws of addiction the chaos is part of the high and the whole experience. The getting away with something aspect of it. This guy is not so unlike an addict in some regard. Similar actions for a different reward. Shooting dope without a needle. Sounds like it did begin to wane on him, however. It's people with backgrounds like this guy's who should be making drug policy...not politicians.
@---bj8ty3 жыл бұрын
@@finitesound its not necessarily cruelty, its ego
@djimma50805 жыл бұрын
You know at some point while undercover he did MDMA to not blow his cover and he thought "wtf is this illegal?"
@ladylaois81844 жыл бұрын
DJiMMa I know they sometimes have to do it to keep there cover. These guys are very clever.
@shaneryan74174 жыл бұрын
You'd be shot in the head if you refused gotta stay in character at all times
@kodirome38594 жыл бұрын
Shane Ryan Who in the world would ever shoot someone for refusing to do a drug lmao. Many drug dealers don’t even do the drugs themselves lol
@BatCaveOz4 жыл бұрын
@@kodirome3859 If you have been selling heroin to someone that claims to be a user for months and they refuse to do heroin, then they obviously aren't a user. Offer a junkie 5 quid worth of heroin for free if they take it in front of you and the will ALL say "yes". That is how addiction works, lol.
@yousefabouelnaga86394 жыл бұрын
@@liam9214 lmfao dude has a book that says he did crack
@coliedeekenzo4 жыл бұрын
I'm 8+ years Sober & Sane, it took 19x in jail before I was put into a drug program! They treated my addiction & MENTAL ILLNESS. It was brutal and took 2yrs to finally be stable enough to start living again, BUT everyone deserves treatment. Addicts are human, they're mothers, fathers, children, friends ect... I'm still in therapy today. My life matters. Addicts need psychological treatment also, we have to retrain our brains to think clearly before we can live sober! Jail does NOT help.
@alexanderorr25284 жыл бұрын
Good job proud of you!
@TheMijman4 жыл бұрын
19 times?
@coliedeekenzo4 жыл бұрын
Yes unfortunately I've been in and out 19 times. Only 8 arrests with new charges. but I'd get bail and miss my court date, so I'd get picked up and sent back to jail, just to get bailed out again! So I've have tons of bench warrants that would keep sending me back. I'd be in jail for 24hours to 7months at a time. So not 19 long sentences, but 19x back and forth SMH
@siddharthk94874 жыл бұрын
👏👏👏
@mq90473 жыл бұрын
Congratulations 🙏 it’s never easy to get out of the hole but it’s always worth it
@Lymmar4 жыл бұрын
Hearing him talk about it, it sounds like you have to have some sociopatic tendencies to really be effective undercover.
@1815matt3 жыл бұрын
I have no idea how you came to that conclusion. The guy clearly has a huge conscience, and he said that his greatest strength was his empathy. He lied and manipulated people as part of his job, not for personal gain. A sociopath would lie instinctively and only to benefit themselves. Sociopaths are often described as hot-headed, this guy is the exact opposite of that. He wasn't impulsive, he didn't break rules, and he was very good at getting on with others. He made long term plans, something sociopaths struggle to do. He had a strong sense of self-preservation, again, not something that a sociopath would have. I literally cannot think of a worse job for a sociopath than an undercover police officer.
@erikaserikas82393 жыл бұрын
@@1815matt what would be the best job for a sociopath?
@zacharycollins15473 жыл бұрын
@@erikaserikas8239 a boxer
@rileybrown3423 жыл бұрын
@@erikaserikas8239 Human Resources Manager
@aaronwalterryse42812 жыл бұрын
@@1815matt well, he did mention enjoying manipulating people and the intellectual exercise of maintaining a lie. this would at least be some machiavellian tendencies in place.
@BsYtHandle5 жыл бұрын
"I quickly found that the most vulnerable people were the one's who I could use first."
@BsYtHandle3 жыл бұрын
@@catalyzerr he basically used those people as rungs on his career ladder. I think this tells us all we need to know about law enforcement's view of vulnerable people. They see them as fair game, disposable currency, once they use drugs.
@BruhBruh-sb5xd3 жыл бұрын
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@mallsorts97756 жыл бұрын
"My colleague disguised himself as a bag of cocaine and was consumed by the suspect. It was his last day on the job" Tragic!
@BATMAN-lw8gg6 жыл бұрын
M Allsorts u funny barstad
@ghostfrequency69206 жыл бұрын
priceless bro ha ha ha damn.
@false-set6 жыл бұрын
Do you write for the Boosh?
@kalebbreckord33456 жыл бұрын
I peed a little
@zahier_gaidien92596 жыл бұрын
Hahaha lol.
@R3l3ntl3sss6 жыл бұрын
Wow very open and honest guy especially how he preyed upon the weak like that
@liquidminds6 жыл бұрын
Technically, he preyed on the weak, to get access to the people hidden in the back, that were preying on a lot more weak people in a lot worse ways. Trying to get the people who are behind it, is not really "preying on the weak". He used them to do what he thought was for the better of everyone. They did it because it was better for themselves. There's enough to dislike about cops, but calling them more selfish than the drug-dealers that prey on people each day is a bit far away from reality.
@DavidLopez-oh1xe6 жыл бұрын
@@liquidminds Very well said
@tintintb19806 жыл бұрын
@@liquidminds I've seen the devastation left behind after undercover police ops. Low level no bodies literally getting their lives ruined because they "helped out" an undercover pig. Listen to the latter half of this video - the cop even admits that all his work was fruitless. The war on drugs as it stands is not fit for purpose and it continually punishes the weak and vulnerable. The changes he proposes at the end are the same echoed by drug treatment services across the globe. Don't kid yourself about the current war on drugs" model. Top dogs remain untouched.
@flamemojis6 жыл бұрын
@@tintintb1980 dont get into it then
@tintintb19806 жыл бұрын
@@flamemojis One of the most ignorant comments I've read in while. Congrats.
@Syph1l1S5 жыл бұрын
you can tell he regrets a lot and is very sorry for his actions, he was nearly crying talking about how he befriended a loner then betrayed him and made him go crazy
@SmokenBlaze982 жыл бұрын
Hes the fucking devil
@IamBrixTM Жыл бұрын
I can’t tell he regrets it at all. Did I miss something? Him simply recounting it is all I saw. Sounded like a sociopath
@viktorlenard4 жыл бұрын
He sounds like a well read, educated version of Karl Pilkington.
@mubangachisanga49954 жыл бұрын
Hahahaha.
@nicholasmachado20364 жыл бұрын
Maybe it's Mr Dilkington
@squaretriangle92084 жыл бұрын
So true, ah Northerners😊
@itsMrNoble4 жыл бұрын
Graham??
@whiteicenotnice18723 жыл бұрын
It ain’t right it sounds about white
@BothHands16 жыл бұрын
Absolutely agree with everything he has to say. Decriminalize, regulate, and focus on harm reduction rather than criminalization. People who's drug use controls their lives should be put into treatment rather than jail - it costs less to the tax payers, and it's more effective at reducing drug use. Portugal already has this model, and it reduced their nationwide addiction rates significantly And without an illegal market anymore, The drug cartels would crumble. It would reduce crime, reduce drug use, save lives, give back bodily autonomy to the people, and cost less taxes. There are no down sides.
@E-A-Z-Y5 жыл бұрын
Danielle Spargo It’s common fucking sense and the only way forward. But the government is too corrupt. They don’t care.
@E-A-Z-Y5 жыл бұрын
Democrats are cunts No one is listening to you, dipshit. We hear you, but no one is listening.
@alpha12orc5 жыл бұрын
Switzerland was the first country to try this approach. There was an incredible drug problem in the 90'. Nowadays you really have to go searching to find human relics of that time. Switzerland and Portugal have shown that it can be done. There is an effective and better way to handle this problem once and for all.
@Antygrvity695 жыл бұрын
Democrats are cunts: Unless you're putting everyone of them in jail for life, continuing to jail them & not treat them makes absolutely no sense @ all. However, they know the majority of people feel the way you do. So they keep jailing them & releasing them because they know they will go right back to using. As long as they're using, the cycle will continue. They want the cycle to continue because the Gov. really don't want or can't afford for crime to go down much. They want to control it so they can play with people's minds when they reduce crime by the very small % they feel will make a difference in individual's minds like yours, but not enough to affect America's economy.. If you really take the time & do your research, you will come to understand how crime is America's cash cow.!! There are very few careers where crime hasn't had a hand in making sure that career continues to grow. If you cut crime too much, it will affect America's economy. Crime creates jobs, jobs generate taxes, taxes is revenue, revenue is distributed to elected officials. .!!
@IPIay015 жыл бұрын
You agree with everything he said for the first 10 seconds. smh
@Waynimations6 жыл бұрын
It’s rare but vice can still whip out good videos
@crownjohn66666 жыл бұрын
Waynimations this is a re-upload it was a old video few years back
@LilWhitePrivileged5 жыл бұрын
Most is left wing propaganda.
@cliftonhoward26565 жыл бұрын
@@LilWhitePrivileged VOTE 4 BRETT KAVANAUGH THE MAFIA BRIGHTON BEACH BROOKLYN NY DA DARK sign the hacker
@cliftonhoward26565 жыл бұрын
😩
@thawhiteazn5 жыл бұрын
Weird how frequently I see comments like this on Vice videos. Almost like Vice actually makes consistently quality content or something.
@sw3atym3at675 жыл бұрын
I feel so bad about the dude who put trust on him.all he wanted was a friend and got backstabbed and that’s how a lot of people are these days
@OpenMind30005 жыл бұрын
Wow! Great interview.
@AnimeFan98335 жыл бұрын
Erstaunlich, dass es wirklich überall praktisch die selbe Sache ist.
@JS-pw8ou5 жыл бұрын
Du bist auch überall
@dieserzenon13415 жыл бұрын
Du auch hier ? Wow
@Marc-zs9ho5 жыл бұрын
Ja und er hat auch so recht. Man hört es von allen Seiten, überall : Ändert die Drogenpolitik.
@SuperBongeka5 жыл бұрын
OPEN MIND And
@williamb53885 жыл бұрын
you get to be a criminal and a junkie, break all of the laws, have all of the fun, with zero legal consequences..... sounds rough
@Jenni-Martikainen5 жыл бұрын
And fat paycheck
@ilikefoodcrazy4 жыл бұрын
And also risk getting caught and dead in an alley if you mess up
@tommywaltz4004 жыл бұрын
Idk what the hell they do in the police department anyway
@liam92144 жыл бұрын
That’s movie stuff, read the DOJ guidelines on undercover work. Doing drugs or committing or allowing crime in your presence is a termination or could result in charges yourself.
@freebird14774 жыл бұрын
@@liam9214 I dont see how a narc could work undercover w/o allowing/ doing your aforementioned things. I don't think they'd last long.
@astheskylarksings5 жыл бұрын
“I just made the lives of the vulnerable more unbearable.” REAL 😵
@kof2002kof5 жыл бұрын
He's really smart And dangerous
@JaredG65 жыл бұрын
kof2002kof many undercovers are sociopaths. It’s their line of work.
@jdarrrr4 жыл бұрын
@@JaredG6 yup
@michaln41695 жыл бұрын
He is a smart boi. Many people can’t accept what this man just said, regulation is the key to crime reduction and harm reduction.
@justintylerlee5856 жыл бұрын
There is only one time that I saw marijuana ruin someones life, it was right after the police sold him some.
@Stigstigster3 жыл бұрын
UK police at least cannot use that tactic of entrapment. I always found it pretty crazy how US cops can go out and pose as dealers selling single deals to random strangers or pose as prostitutes and the evidence be admissible. Entrapment laws are a good thing in a society so the cops can't do things like that.
@mosley34853 жыл бұрын
@@Stigstigster In the US, cases have been thrown out due to entrapment since the early 1900s. Undercover cops are used to go after suppliers, not buyers.
@originalcopy12882 жыл бұрын
I love you for this comment.
@johnshannon65366 жыл бұрын
He talks it right. Leagalise it all and crime will drop by shit loads and the prison population will drop by 75%
@wcaz6 жыл бұрын
And they make too much money off it
@walshembellishment19615 жыл бұрын
Profit would also drop by 75%. Sadly, that idea is considered utopian because money is valued more than human life.
@IronLungs015 жыл бұрын
Democrats are cunts Your logic makes no sense. Vehicular accidents would go up how? People who use illegal drugs can still get high and drive. Also people who take prescribed drugs can get affected to a point where they cause an accident. Drunk driving and texting while driving is statistically the higher cause of car accidents and/or vehicular homicide. You should stop getting your information and logic from social media.
@therealnguyen69285 жыл бұрын
@Democrats are cunts It wont. Look at The Netherlands. They are closing prisons.
@AnimeFan98335 жыл бұрын
Democrats are cunts Sadly your feelings aren't supported by fact. Countries that already legalized drugs showed that it works.
@mitch1505 жыл бұрын
What I really liked.. is how he was so brutally honest about enjoying lying and manipulating people. It'd be easy to fake empathy there and say you did feel bad to show you have a heart. But he clearly did not. Honestly the dude might be a sociopath, seeing how he did so well with lying and manipulation and all. Found a career he could excel at. Just my take on it ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
@kevinmathewson42725 жыл бұрын
I think he does feel bad, he's just not asking for forgiveness. He's letting us judge him.
@JaredG65 жыл бұрын
Kevin Mathewson take it from me, it comes from a lack of shame and a sense of self righteousness. He doesn’t care if you judge. He didn’t even fully answer the question about remorse or feeling bad.
@kevinmathewson42725 жыл бұрын
I agree that he is not ashamed. I don't think he is self-righteous. If he were, he would describe the people he put away in harsher terms. He portrays them in a sympathetic light.
@JaredG65 жыл бұрын
Kevin Mathewson you don’t get it. He doesn’t care about the people he puts away. A total disregard for people in general actually.
@padraigleddin56805 жыл бұрын
Disá Rabberi Not fucking true at all. Did you not hear him talking about the guy who ended up on suicide watch, he understands it was because of his actions and is showing empathy. And you can’t conclusively judge this guys character on this short video that’s probably edited down to the most interesting things he had to say. It’s also noteworthy that most people get some enjoyment from lying and manipulating, most of the time it’s relatively harmless but this guy had to find a way to enjoy his difficult work and I’m not at all surprised that’s an area of his work he enjoyed, it’s both dangerous and exciting.
@imranitos27044 жыл бұрын
This man just made his life a whole lot harder.
@antigov52754 жыл бұрын
Yeah but majority of these things are just made up like everything else really ain't they
@imranitos27044 жыл бұрын
@@antigov5275 yeah, i dont believe in the government.
@mosley34853 жыл бұрын
@@imranitos2704 Like Santa Claus?
@imranitos27043 жыл бұрын
@@mosley3485 haha definately
@maddiehad6 жыл бұрын
thank god the inmates and ex-cons don't have internet vice.
@janelle0096 жыл бұрын
Mad Hadder Oh I’m sure most do. Even McDonalds has free WiFi lol
@janelle0096 жыл бұрын
He’s obviously retired or he wouldn’t be sharing any of this. That or paid actor type
@aidendevere66935 жыл бұрын
@@janelle009 Well, here's to hoping he is in fact a paid actor because I believe the implication he's implying is a possible revenge killing(even though the odds of it are low) should they see this, and they won't care if he's retired or not.
@Brurgh5 жыл бұрын
CB if you do the smallest amount of research yoy will find that he is NOT an actor and that is actually him.
@alannahbanana5 жыл бұрын
@@janelle009 Retired or not. A pissed off person, specially an ex con can literally find anyone if they are mad enough & try hard enough. Dude has balls to do this.
@harrietallen20403 жыл бұрын
His only friend in the world... that hit me in a way I wasn’t expecting.
@narutoninjagoandtheflashar4256 Жыл бұрын
Same. Imagine befriending someone and trusting them with all your heart, only to find out later that they betrayed you (especially because they’re a cop and all that was fake) 😭
@hannahdivic283 жыл бұрын
I can’t even say how much I appreciate a finally honest and open video, even if it’s a truth people are uncomfortable hearing. No one wants to say they enjoy manipulating people and breaking someone’s complete trust for fear of how others will react immediately in this cancel culture world, but it’s comforting to know that honesty and speaking the truth without being immediately criticized might not be dead after all.
@paullayfield3 жыл бұрын
Check out Michael Franzese talking to Joe Pistone aka Donnie Brasco
@tutili08192 жыл бұрын
I'm with you on that. He explained probably the thoughts and actions of a great number of policemen, and showed how poorly managed their relationship with drug crime really is just because he let go of trying to make it seem like he was right and truly just laid it out bare. There was no excuse for his actions, simply just him explaining his feelings and where he came to be and what he thinks now that it's all over. Although It's sad to hear about this and know so many others do exactly what he's done with little to no remorse.
@kylafu72775 жыл бұрын
God how could he bear doing that to people. Absolutely destroying their lives like that person who was in suicide watch because he had lost his only friend. Imagine trying to build any sort of relationship after that
@stefangiroux99835 жыл бұрын
You can feel the sadness this man has experienced as an officer.
@earthmoviesuk4 жыл бұрын
This bonding with witnesses is cruel to be honest..
@cate01a3 жыл бұрын
? Who are the witnesses? What bonding are you talking about? Are you saying vice talking to these cops is cruel? Or that the cop manipulating the civies is cruel?
@Lanwarder5 жыл бұрын
He is so right about helping addicts reduce. Most addicts I've met would love to quit but can't see how they're going to get there especially if they've spent all their money, no longer have a place to live, have abused the trust of their family and friends, cant get help from anyone, only have other drug users as friends. People don't realize how physically hard it is to quit opiates. Withdrawal symptoms really change the way you think.
@adamf82685 жыл бұрын
Power and authority is hell of a drug.
@gringochucha3 жыл бұрын
Yes it is.
@c.l.visions25814 жыл бұрын
Drug Dealers: “Legalisation? Nah I want it to stay illegal so I can make P” Government: “Let’s not change a thing”
@jessicaanne4385 жыл бұрын
This really seems like a guy who deserves an hour or more to tell his story and make his points. I saw that the video was over and thought "well shit . . . "
@carpenoctem7753 жыл бұрын
Man, drugs have a hand and influence everywhere in our society. No borders or boundaries. It’s a temptation that you can either choose to avoid or not, but they’re always gonna be there.
@Alex-ub7tk3 жыл бұрын
“Chasing the Scream” is a fantastic book that explores exactly what he’s talking about, as well as the origins of the war on drugs in the US.
@thesunbehindthesun15746 жыл бұрын
Legalize all drugs and end this stupidity. Grow up, people use drugs. Always have, always will. Deal with it.
@owenglancy10025 жыл бұрын
don't legalize all drugs are you mad. do you know what some drugs do to people not just the people who use them but the people who could get hurt by the users who may have gone insane
@denachtconducteur70706 жыл бұрын
Sounds like the kind of job that could make a man go mad over time for making so much new friends and then just give them in
@AM-sw9di3 жыл бұрын
I've seen the generosity among vulnerable drug addicts, it's startling when you first see it if you've never been in those situations. I couldn't have done what he has, it's hideous, but I agree with him about legalising drugs and the racism.
@leezabayani50774 жыл бұрын
heartbreaking 😢💔when he says “he thought 💭 i was his only true friend” that is so sad.
@doctercali52343 жыл бұрын
Yeah he's honest now i think he realized at that moment that he is not a good person
@Davivd26 жыл бұрын
"I enjoyed manipulating people." That's the mindset of the custodian's of morality in our society.
@raidwipe5 жыл бұрын
We live in a society
@InAnotherLife905 жыл бұрын
it really is
@Bamiyanbigasf5 жыл бұрын
Don’t be weak and you won’t be manipulated
@Andy97425 жыл бұрын
He was out to manipulate criminals involved in the drug trade.
@thundercuck17795 жыл бұрын
He knew he was manipulating criminals. Imagine you were undercover and had to manipulate people who had murdered a relative to find out about who did it, one step at a time. Little victories for justice.
@mr3x2x6 жыл бұрын
Coz it's 187 on an undercover coooop 😀
@ThrtnTwntythr5 жыл бұрын
💀🔫🤣🤣🤣
@frederiklauber-richter11104 жыл бұрын
❤
@tomdonahue42243 жыл бұрын
I also did this for a couple years of my Police Career. Going back in uniform was absolutely painful, and little else interested me as much as playing the game of buying dope.
@bossyspaghetti3 жыл бұрын
I was a heroin addict for years, and people didn't ever just sport others out when they were sick. It was every man for himself. Period.
@theodorejenkins60663 жыл бұрын
Key thing here "when they were sick". The girl who gave him some just got high. People are very nice when high sometimes
@sebastians.98216 жыл бұрын
Wow this man needs to write a book. That story about the guy on suicide watch was heartbreaking
@SuperhumanFitness6 жыл бұрын
Finally something good again *vice*
@errlshmirl31306 жыл бұрын
U don't enjoy the white racist guilt content?
@appleprince39436 жыл бұрын
because this is a reupload with a different title and different editing
@demilishing4 жыл бұрын
Welcome back to a new episode of: why is this in my recommended? Quarantine edition
@tylersim90255 жыл бұрын
From an ex drug dealer & convicted criminal, everything this man said is 100% on point. No argument.
@afkgreg3 жыл бұрын
Perfect interview, a great perspective with a genuine person.
@edo_mann14095 жыл бұрын
Someone watching this video- Hey, he looks familiar!
@funbox28824 жыл бұрын
Guys a trend setter with the man bun in what can only be a guess of the mid 90s
@mrapollo133 жыл бұрын
Man that would hurt my soul doing undercover work
@danm31954 жыл бұрын
This bloke knows exactly what he's talking about.respect.
@krs1232476 жыл бұрын
cant believe the total lack of remorse he showed for the guy who said he was his only friend.... I understand what that man was doing was illegal but it seems like he got there because of addiction and constant emotional manipulation. I hope he gets the help he needs in prison and can get out one day
@jamesa58734 жыл бұрын
First day of undercover cop: buys cocaine* My brain: YOU HAVE BECOME THE THING YOU SWORE TO DESTROY.
@SOULDocumentary3 жыл бұрын
That was excellent! Thank you Vice for doing these! Love the war on drugs series too.
@terroone10186 жыл бұрын
How can someone do such a job...
@chucku.farley5 жыл бұрын
"A stone of crack". British.
@evilpandakillabzonattkoccu48795 жыл бұрын
Like that System of a Down song said: "All research in successful drug policies shows that treatment should be increased...and law enforcement decreased, while abolishing mandatory minimum sentencing." It's state was one of the first two in the US to legalize weed and it's made life so much better for a ton of people!
@tom.guitar225 жыл бұрын
Harm reduction is cheaper, more effective and doesn't ruin the lives of the people/families affected by crime and drugs. Lots of countries are now stepping in the right direction and legalizing marijuna.
@richarddikker84733 жыл бұрын
"6,29 min of explanation why everyone hates the police"
@azfanatic445 жыл бұрын
I agree 100% with what he said about changing the drug laws. If we can make it safe and take money out of the cartels pockets it's a win win
@bluewinterwolf4 жыл бұрын
People really need to listen to this man, he could change so much with truth and experience and it would be a shame to waste him when he could help so many.
@pushing2throttles4 жыл бұрын
I'M a recovering DRUG ADDICT. What he's suggesting as real solutions is absolutely spot on. If you've never been on this side of it, it's hard for you to understand. My God, reform drug policy is spot on.
@simplesimon51343 жыл бұрын
He’s got some guts to do that job, I’d get caught if I did that, I’d trip up on my words and answer to my real name 😂
@mrmebyeb6 жыл бұрын
Excellent content love these kind of intriguing vids
@froladee5 жыл бұрын
Come on, even a cop is saying the government needs to legalize drugs. They did it for alcohol and that stopped the bootleggers way back when.
@scottcarlass88873 жыл бұрын
God bless this man who has changed his views and ways and has laid down such compassionate wisdom all law enforcement and politicians need to listen to.
@gmngvlogsmore20134 жыл бұрын
Is it possible for 2 undercovers to buy drugs from eachother
@JC-kc1qi3 жыл бұрын
When I was in highschool I knew 2 idiots that got busted and wore wires on eachother at the same time . From what I recall someone telling me is the police laughed at them.
@MarinusMakesStuff6 жыл бұрын
Great video. The 'fun' thing is that a lot of people point at the Netherlands when they talk about a good drug policy, but actually the crackdowns over here on drug users and dealers may be even harder than in a lot of other countries. It's not legal to posses weed for example, you're just no prosecuted for possession.
@gotem47413 жыл бұрын
He sounded stupid af when he said they changed it to Marijuana 🤣
@theweezard5 жыл бұрын
I was skeptical at first but this guy has the master plan
@lilnotpaulite51914 жыл бұрын
I agree 💯and that comes from a heroin addict of 24 years clean today and hopefully every day forward
@antigov52754 жыл бұрын
Well done 😁
@papanoel39994 жыл бұрын
Hes so correct with the whole prison thing, I remember being in jail a few times and leaving with a habit.
@priteshyadvendu8024 жыл бұрын
Refreshing levels of honesty from a police officer
@minorcek5 жыл бұрын
I like how as soon as he spends time in the game, he's left with no ignorance towards users and the kind of regulations that should be in place. There was a point in my life when I was addicted to heroin. Years before that I was a youth/worship leader who studied discipleship. Absolutely anybody can get caught up in the evil of this world. Its time we show compassion, understanding and take steps forward. Every life is full of potential and is of value. Minus child predators.
@anon696695 жыл бұрын
Lol I love how he’s wearing a windbreaker in the pic classic
@boomtaylor82973 жыл бұрын
I remember when a policeman visited our primary school and he said the same about selling controlled substances in say boots, and take the market from organised crime
@chrisp26395 жыл бұрын
This guy has an incredibly nuanced view on drug abuse. Great job Vice!
@steelokey3 жыл бұрын
Damn these first 10 seconds made me want to watch it more. Crazy how people from the inside exposing stuff that the people on the outside been curious about/had a hunch about for years. Change leads to progress & we need worldly change. 🙏🌍
@silascochran97054 жыл бұрын
He's absolutely right all it does is hurt people little people people struggling prison isn't the place for an addict
@FEWGEE14 жыл бұрын
This guy is a sociopath.
@yungsoy7561 Жыл бұрын
this has to be the worst job. building relationships with people, and then sending them to jail
@dropppitlikeitshott5 жыл бұрын
Amaizing video! I learned so much. He explains the drug problem very well and the possible solutions. Keep these videos coming, they are great! ❤️😍👏
@Trund274 жыл бұрын
“You have to play a different version of yourself”.
@pri0r_t0_a_weekago...fukwi484 жыл бұрын
I feel like he’s 100% right on mdma! They should make it legal ALCOHOL IS MORE DANGEROUS
@allak1n5 жыл бұрын
What a legend. Has enough balls to pull off undercover policing, and comes off as really intelligent. Good segment!
@thickzipper4 жыл бұрын
An outright phenomenon! A cop that discovered their humanity.
@PeterPan-iz1yl6 жыл бұрын
First decent vice post in a while
@paol5056 жыл бұрын
LEGALIZE ALL DRUGS
@i-never-look-at-replies-lol5 жыл бұрын
Murder and rape too
@FirstNameLastName-bv7st5 жыл бұрын
@Dran Drey hes mocking the idiot that is saying legalize all drugs
@FirstNameLastName-bv7st5 жыл бұрын
@Dran Drey no, marjiuana yes but others nope absoloutly not the only people that think that, are drug addict junkies
@dave77012 жыл бұрын
Easily to know who is a under cover cop. Watch there eye contact. Move around when your dealing and watch for someone following you or again eye contact. If you notice it. Stare right at that cop don't keep your eyes off of them. Non cop would walk away, undercover still stand there. Important to see body movement and eye contact. That why FBI agents aways wear sunglasses
@maurom7933 жыл бұрын
One of the best interviews I've ever seen
@mattb90543 жыл бұрын
I have so much respect for him, the part at the end where he admitted that his work had absolutely no impact on the drugs whatsoever, and in fact ruined so many lives, i wish cops in the States would have this ideoligy, and they wonder why people hate the fucking cops, we love firefighters but we despise the cops, why do you think that is?
@MelaniaRose6 жыл бұрын
I used to work in a Police Admin department, in the clubs and bars would see some of my work colleagues working undercover. It was kinda awkward.
@freebird14774 жыл бұрын
I would imagine!
@limericksfinest46803 жыл бұрын
This man speaks total sense so obviously he will never be listened to by the government
@vellocet24385 жыл бұрын
This man seems very intelligent and his honesty on the subject is commendable.
@1up176 жыл бұрын
Where’d you find this guy? Some back alley in London?
@FunkyMonkey-ip4xy6 жыл бұрын
Clearly not as his accent is from the Midlands.
@bruhmoment50346 жыл бұрын
People calling this man brave for putting poor people in prison for being addicts.
@watchumeanhommieidontdodru83516 жыл бұрын
stephano malakay so you want them to avoid the law and keep providing gangs money to re invest so more people can get addicted
@bruhmoment50345 жыл бұрын
They shouldn't be in prison, it's a harmless offense, they are addicts because they are uneducated and poor, that's not their fault.
@NmpK245 жыл бұрын
He put a lot of nasty murdering gangsters away too. Read his book
@tyc62685 жыл бұрын
stephano malakay most people are put in prison for intent to sell, they wanted to manipulate other addicts for capital knowing full well the life destroying effects of the drugs they are attempting to sell. That’s what makes them bad. They became poor because they are addicts, they didn’t become addicts because they are poor.
@milesaway1415 жыл бұрын
Ty Crayne I’m not sure how it works with other drugs, but for weed you get an “intent to distribute” charge with mid to large quantities. Doesn’t mean they’re actually selling drugs, I suppose
@patstar677 ай бұрын
It’s funny when a police officer understand the streets and actually shows empathy to the users
@1970pizza5 жыл бұрын
This is the most honest cop in the world , you might not like everything he is saying but it's the truth