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TYLER, Texas (AP) - A one-time Texas drug agent described by his former boss as perhaps the best narcotics officer in the country plans to market a how-to video on concealing drugs and fooling police.
Barry Cooper, who has worked for small police departments in East Texas, plans to launch a Web site next week where he will sell his video, "Never Get Busted Again," the Tyler Morning Telegraph reported in its online edition Thursday.
A promotional video says Cooper will show viewers how to "conceal their stash," "avoid narcotics profiling" and "fool canines every time."
Cooper, who said he favors the legalization of marijuana, made the video in part because he believes the nation's fight against drugs is a waste of resources. Busting marijuana users fills up prisons with nonviolent offenders, he said.
"My main motivation in all of this is to teach Americans their civil liberties and what drives me in this is injustice and unfairness in our system," Cooper told the newspaper.
Cooper said his Web site should be operating by Tuesday.
As a drug officer, Cooper said, he made more than 800 drug arrests and seized more than 50 vehicles and $500,000 in cash and assets.
"He was even better than he says he was," said Tom Finley, Cooper's former boss on a West Texas drug task force and now a private investigator in Midland. "He was probably the best narcotics officer in the state and maybe the country during his time with the task force."
News of the video has angered authorities, including Richard Sanders, an agent with the Tyler Drug Enforcement Agency. Sanders said he plans to investigate whether the video violates any laws.
"It outrages me personally as I'm sure it does any officer that has sworn an oath to uphold the laws of this state, and nation," Sanders said. "It is clear that his whole deal is to make money and he has found some sort of scheme, but for him to go to the dark side and do this is infuriating."
Smith County Deputy Constable Mark Waters, a narcotics officer, said the video is insulting to law enforcement officials.
"This is a slap in the face to all that we do to uphold the laws and keep the public safe," he said.
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12-22-06 11:40 AM #1
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Former cop plans how-to video on fooling drug officers
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12-22-06 01:55 PM #2
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Nice- way to make a quick buck at the expense of your old brothers- a$$hat.
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12-22-06 03:38 PM #3
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use the term "former COP" very loosely because it's obvious this guy is no better than those he arrested
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12-22-06 03:42 PM #4
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My main motivation is to teach Americans thier civil liberties, yea right jackass your main motivation is the dollar.
But Officer, I didn't think pretty ladies recieved citations!!!! They don't lady, please sign here and press hard, it's four copies
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12-22-06 04:45 PM #5
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12-22-06 10:39 PM #6
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12-22-06 11:46 PM #7
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Isn't there some law that can prevent him from doing this? Not to mention the immorality of it!
Actual conversation with suspect
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Me: For posession of CDS.
Suspect: Man, it wasn't CDS! It was E pills!
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12-23-06 02:37 AM #8
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i cant understand why instead of this ******* making a book to help CRIMINALS, he makes one assisting LEO's in catching drug offenders...
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12-23-06 02:51 AM #9
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12-23-06 02:59 AM #11
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This guy is going to make a small fortune on this stuff and piss off every cop in the US.
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12-23-06 03:19 AM #12
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I'm sorry but this IS NOT free speech in my opinion. He's advocating the violation of law and should be arrested.
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I think I know this guy. He's not as hot as he's being made out to be. A lot of his cases got flushed for shoddy work. May also have something to do with his Ex-LE career.
I'm not too worked up about it, 99% of the druggies out there will never have the attention span to sit through the video, much less take his advice. ;)Don't try and outweird me, I find weirder things than you in my breakfast burrito.
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12-23-06 03:40 AM #14
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Since when is advocating the violation of a law violating free speech? :confused:
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It isn't at anytime as far as I know. Originally Posted by michiganstud
That was wrote to those who'll claim he has free speech, preemptively.;)"...Our natural, inalienable rights are now considered to be a dispensation of government, and freedom has never been so fragile, so close to slipping from our grasp as it is at this moment.” Ronald Reagan
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