Good Cop, Bad War

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He really did fight the good fight against some very unpleasant men but also I think there was also lots of obsession and addiction within him driving him to do more and more undercover operations. Los audiolibros del catálogo ilimitado que hayas añadido a tu biblioteca dejarán de estar disponibles cuando finalice tu suscripción, mientras que los audiolibros que hayas comprado son tuyos para siempre y podrás escucharlos incluso después de haber cancelado. And yet when he took that critical look at his life’s work he could only conclude one thing: that it was a complete waste of time.

Gripping exposé of the disastrous reality of the drug war" --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.His experience and life as an undercover police officer really is gripping and chilling at the same time. He was winging it but would gain so much knowledge of the craft especially when it came to the complex codes and etiquettes of junkies and street dealers that he would provide training even to the Level 1s. I can understand his points and reasons, but feel mis sold on the story and the purpose I bought this book. But no, it is real, and bloody hell, is it shocking, eyeopening, jaw dropping and written in a way that a crime/thriller would captivate its reader.

What was also informative to me is the author's frankness about his innermost feelings, his dilemmas and struggle with a system that was becoming more difficult to believe in and the courage it took to do something about it.What's even more impressive about Good Cop, Bad War, is realising how much the author has put himself at risk by even writing and creating this book, besides the numerous years he spent undercover, somewhat dismantling his own well being not only to protect the general public, but to ensure now moving forward in his life, he can help and support the real victims of the war on drugs - those who are suffering from addiction with no support, homeless, ill, with little hope or direction on how to recover safely. for cannabis, 10% for cocaine, 10% for alcohol and 15% for crystal meth - with heroin as an outlier at 25%. Insofar as we make drugs illegal, we give big time criminals the opportunity for an excellent livelihood. This is a man with real empathy for the people he was trying to help, an outlook that is seriously at odds with most books penned by former police officers.

HAT has an 80% success rate in weaning addicts off heroin, far higher than any other approach on record. The book is set into chapters of towns where he was thrown in as an undercover operative with the objective being to arrest the main drug dealer of the area.He kind of portrayed himself as the victim of arbitrary shouting, and indirectly justifying his infidelity. The author ultimately leaves the police force and joins organisations like LEAP (Law Enforcement Against Prohibition) that think that the only way to win the war is by removing the financial rewards (legalising drugs). The trouble is that after this has happened a few times in a few cities, the big time dealers start to get very paranoid about their little street dealers introducing anyone new to them, because their experiences now tell them that the new person could easily be an undercover policeman. You will come away from the book feeling that in some sense big changes need to be made by governments if the fall out from dealing drugs and its effect on society is to be reduced.