Unpopular Opinion – Ep. 350 – The Blue Wall of Silence

Samantha Clarke

Adam and Jeff talk to John Reimann about the Blue Wall of Silence, an unwritten rule that demands that cops don’t tell on other cops, and punishes those who do.

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Reference Links

The Blue Wall of Silence

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_wall_of_silence

Frank Serpico

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Serpico

James Griffin

The NYPD 12

Carol Horne

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/qvaqa3/buffalo-cop-loses-job-and-pension-after-she-intervenes-with-fellow-officer-choking-a-suspect

“Gypsy Cops” and the Albuquerque PD

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gypsy_cop

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