tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post7687350694305481167..comments2024-03-27T23:53:59.771-04:00Comments on SleuthSayers: ....and HandlersLeigh Lundinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-14550667250840278672014-06-21T12:50:20.542-04:002014-06-21T12:50:20.542-04:00Everyone, thanks for the comments.
Leigh, one asp...Everyone, thanks for the comments.<br /><br />Leigh, one aspect of informants and handlers that I always wondered about was: if the informant was willing to give up his friends, relatives and peer group for his/her own benefit, what made the handler think the informant wouldn't gladly give up the handler for some benefit, especially if the handler somehow crossed the line of legality.R.T. Lawtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15523486296396710227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-52764803055842693192014-06-21T00:55:08.820-04:002014-06-21T00:55:08.820-04:00I had to read up on the FBI v Whitey Bulger and re...I had to read up on the FBI v Whitey Bulger and realized it wasn't just one FBI agent who got in trouble, but a handful out of the Boston office. I can't imagine how they thought they'd get away with it.Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-14790532222045103542014-06-20T09:44:05.829-04:002014-06-20T09:44:05.829-04:00Talk about having to hold your breath all the time...Talk about having to hold your breath all the time... Whew. Good article!Eve Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015761600962360110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-59052378328215754602014-06-20T09:41:26.540-04:002014-06-20T09:41:26.540-04:00Well informed, as usual, R.T. (no pun intended) an...Well informed, as usual, R.T. (no pun intended) and also entertaining. There are few aspects of law enforcement more fraught with career peril than informant handling. David Deanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005457506363262838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-15592305248593668912014-06-20T08:31:33.194-04:002014-06-20T08:31:33.194-04:00Thanks for the info, R.T. There's a whole lot ...Thanks for the info, R.T. There's a whole lot more to it than one would think from most books and movies.<br />Fran Rizerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08655783035179620991noreply@blogger.com