"It must be remembered that there is nothing more difficult to plan, more doubtful of success, nor more dangerous to manage, than the creation of a new system. For the initiator has the enmity of all who would profit by the preservation of the old institutions and merely lukewarm defenders in those who would gain by the new ones." Machiavelli
APD illegal gunsBy albany layman, Section Diaries
Looks like we might learn a bit more about this. Unless, of course, the city decides to lie again, or to hold back on delivering the documents as ordered by the court.
A state judge has ordered the city of Albany to give the Times Union copies of records related to the illegal purchase of dozens of machine guns by Albany police officers. [...] Police letters used to order the guns claimed they would be used for "law enforcement purposes," which was false. The guns also were purchased without going through City Hall, and no taxes were paid on the weapons because they were purported to be for a police force. [...] The 12-page order by acting state Supreme Court Justice Roger D. McDonough concludes the city must turn over its files related to the purchases. But the judge ruled the city may redact the names of existing police officers identified in the files as having possessed the guns. [...]We'll see. I'm skeptical that the city will fully comply. There are layers of ass-covering here. This TU article refers back to the ATF investigation that was shitcanned. It's not just the individual cops on the line, it's Tuffey, the former police chiefs, Jennings, US Attorney Suddaby. That's a lot of officials who won't want the facts out there. The city has seven days to turn over copies of the files to the court.So, we'll see what the TU publishes next week.
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