Southern California: Is there any benefit in giving up information?

[AV Confidential]

I always wondered if there was?

[Big Sexy]

I always wondered if there was?

There's no question here. If you claim the title of the thread is a question, BIG would offer that it isn't, because you aren't specifying what information. Thus, there is no question here. :rolleyes:

[AV Confidential]

Oh yeah, I guess you have a point!

I was watching some show on TV that made me think about why do people become CI's?

Is there any benefit to becoming a CI?

I was going to join the LAPD when I was younger, but never did because I was worried about a family member that didn't have a green card years ago. I had passed my test and first interview and didn't go further because I was worried about this other person.

Well, I always regretted that and had wondered if my life had been a lot better if I followed thru with it.

But anyways, that was history. Sometimes things are just meant (or not meant) to be.

Instead I ended up getting in trouble, I met a lot of people because the area I live in has a lot of crime and stuff.

What if I wanted to help law enforcement?

In my opinion, I think ex-cons a lot of times, are in a position to do a lot of good (if they wanted).

To be honest though, sometimes I do not want to because I do feel like when I get pulled over and stuff, that I am being treated badly because of my past.

Once in a while though, I have met some pretty cool law enforcement... That says a lot for the person when they are cool when they don't have to be...

[BP348]

Instead I ended up getting in trouble, I met a lot of people because the area I live in has a lot of crime and stuff.

What if I wanted to help law enforcement?

In my opinion, I think ex-cons a lot of times, are in a position to do a lot of good (if they wanted).

So your an ex con who wants to give information? Talk with your parole officer about it.

[AV Confidential]

Thanks for the reply, but I am not on parole.

I used to be a while back.

Is it just not a good idea for me to even think like this? Since I have a history?

[pac201]

my first question would be why do you want to give information...

[AV Confidential]

Thanks for the reply...

and also, that is a good question that got me thinking..

I don't know why I had always had a feeling in the back of my mind that I would have liked to have done something good...

...does that even make sense? Probably not.

Maybe it is because I had used to want to be a police officer... I don't know..

You do ask a great question though..

Maybe part of it is when I met people in the past that are just evil... It gets you thinking things like, they belong in prison... But then, it sounds funny coming from an ex-con...

[patchcop]

.... and if you really want to do, make a contact to your beat officer. If you have good info for him he will make a contact to the CID for you!

[AV Confidential]

Thanks.

I wouldn't do it for money though.

I have a pretty good job already.

Also, in regards to your response, what do law enforcement consider "good info" ?

Or I guess I should say, what types of info are really sought after?