Brickbat: Inside Man

Federal prosecutors have charged Nicholas Kindle and David Cole, two U.S. Department of Homeland Security agents in Utah, with felony drug distribution conspiracy. Kindle has also been charged with conspiracy to convert property of the federal government for profit. Prosecutors said the two stole drugs known as "bath salts" from evidence and gave them to a department "source of information" to sell. They also allegedly stole thousands of dollars in cash and other valuables. The FBI says the scheme netted the pair between $195,000 and $300,000.
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...conspiracy to convert property of the federal government for profit.
The absolute worst crime LEO can commit! If only they had just stuck to arresting people on process crimes so federal prosecutors could build out their resumes on their marches to state attorneys general offices. Or instigating mob or terror actions so that they could pad their own stats for more authority and bigger budgets. And so on.
Or infiltrate a Catholic choir, or visit a school board meeting - - - -
Become a LEO, steal drugs at work to resell, profit.
Homeland man. Those guys are as bad as the Feebs.
Reason number 1,756 why the DHS needs to be disbanded.
And take the TSA, FBI, CIA, CDC, FDA with them.
"Was this wrong? Should I not have done this?" If there is no prior lawsuit saying it's wrong, it's not wrong. (Immunity!)