![]() They conclude with talk about what makes for valid and free contracts between unequal parties, and whether there is a difference between an offer and a threat. In Slate Plus: Sarah Lustbader talks about the incentive public defenders have to make informant deals, and whether we can justify liking police discretionary actions to break laws in the interest of busting crooked cops and politicians, but despise their use for low-level drug offenses. Guest voices include Robert Bryan, Luke Hunt, and Nick Taiber One former FBI special agent turned political philosopher argues that local and federal law enforcement are the biggest threat to the rule of law in their ongoing use of discretion to secure informant deals, perform sting operations, and otherwise break laws in order to enforce them. Based upon the 2000 non-fiction novel of the same name, one may expect a thriller more. ![]() government decides to go after an agro-business giant with a price-fixing accusation, based on the evidence submitted by their star witness, vice president-turned-informant Mark Whitacre. As homegrown extremist groups remain one of the greatest threats to the United States, George Stephanopoulos gives an exclusive look at the incredible true s. This week we go inside investigative operations in NYPD internal affairs and in the war and drugs to look at the police use of discretion to selectively break laws in order to pursue the bad guys. Steven Soderberghs satire The Informant tracks the story of corporate whistleblower, Mark Whitacre. The Informant Jump to Edit Summaries The U.S. ![]()
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