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right now there are thousands of
seemingly everyday people going about
their lives but these people are not
ordinary in any sense of the word in
fact they're undercover cops they could
be that guy you see at the bar your
neighbor your schoolteacher or any other
person in your life these are all people
have deep and in-depth backgrounds
assigned to their characters and they're
playing a role but these undercover
police are all over your country and the
world investigating crimes but for the
first time ever undercover police have
now armed said some questions you've
always pondered I'm Charlie and today
we're going to look at undercover police
answer questions you've always wanted to
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bell - the first question is how do you
deal with betrayal one job of undercover
police is to develop a relationship with
whoever they're investigating for
example a cop may have to develop a
relationship with a gangster or maybe
they're going undercover in a radical
gang if this is the case then they need
to get to know all of the members very
very well including the higher-ups but
when this happens there can be some
issues it's been known of that
undercover cops have spilled the beans
about who they really are they do this
because they get so attached to who
they're spending time with and a lot of
the time because undercover cops are
spending so much time with the person
they're investigating they develop an
affection for them but eventually they
do have to betray this person as they're
investigating them for criminal reasons
this means over the months or years they
spend time with this person that they're
collecting info and betraying them
simultaneously oftentimes undercover
cops need psychological counseling to
deal with this conflict this not only
occurs during the time they're
undercover but also afterwards they may
feel very guilty as the person they kind
of source a friend is now behind bars
just imagine you developing a great
friendship with someone and all that
time you're also thinking you're going
to put them in jail it is an incredible
inner turmoil and conflict and that's
why they often need psychological help
next up is what if you get uncovered so
what happens in the event of an
undercover cop getting exposed somehow
sometimes they may slip up and again
investigated by the mob or the criminals
they're investigating themselves or
sometimes the people they're
investigating pay the police and other
police rat out on this undercover car
this can be very dangerous as these cops
are undercover with some scary people in
fact recently there was a case in Texas
where an undercover cop was found out
and his life was taken but what actually
happens if an undercover cop gets
exposed well the first thing they need
to do is get out of the situation
immediately they need to go to their
local police station and make sure
they're safe they will then likely be
held in a prison cell for their own
safety or taken to a safe house during
this time other police will need to
swarm in on the network they've built
because the criminals will now know that
they've been spied on they may try and
make a run for it and fly out of the
country this means they need to be
apprehended as soon as possible
that is if the cop can get out of the
situation at all
and the cover cops are trained very very
specifically they'll have a whole
backstory and an explanation for
everything so they may be able to talk
their way out of it as they are
professional stalkers but really their
job is to make sure their safety is
paramount and get out of the situation
by all means necessary next up is what
if you can arrest it obviously an
undercover cops true identity is only
known to a few people and that does not
include all police so what if when
they're hanging out with criminals they
end up getting arrested themselves you
may think they would try and say to the
cops arresting them wait I'm a cop too
but that's actually not what they do
instead they just play along with it
after all the cops arresting them likely
would not believe them and also they'd
run the risk of the person they're being
arrested with finding out their true
identity instead they just play along
with it and are taken into the jail cell
then when they were in an isolated room
they would make it clear to the cops
that they need to speak with their
lawyer
their lawyer would actually be a cop and
he would come and take him out of jail
but sometime
in cases when this happens undercover
cops have to spend the night in jail
this would be to avoid arousing
suspicion with the criminals they've
infiltrated criminals may suspect
something if they get out of jail so
quickly so that's why they may have to
spend a night behind bars and sometimes
they're even punched by fellow cops to
give them a black eye to make the
impression that they're not part of the
police this just shows the extreme
dedication undercover cops have and it
also shows their number-one goal which
is to not be uncovered next up is where
do you live ever wonder where undercover
cops live while they're doing their
undercover work well spoiler alert they
do not live with their family in their
normal homes first off this could put
them or their family if they have one in
danger instead when they're on the cover
they have a whole different identity
it's kind of like how some actors really
get into character and pretend to be
that character when they're doing the
role undercover cops are the same as
they have totally new identities they
get given a gigantic file all about
their fake lives this will have their
fake name a backstory childhood
information they're fake graduation
details they're fake family details and
they'll also be given a fake undercover
house this will likely be a house nearby
to whoever they're spying on and the
place they live will also reflect who
they're spying on as well if they're
spying on a bunch of dealers they'll be
given a poor drugs down but if they're
spying on mobsters then they may be
given a high-class house and a fancy
area these houses are pretty well
furnished in case any of the people
they're spying on come round the people
they're spying on it may want to
investigate the undercover officer
themselves so that's why they'll have
staged photographs of them around their
home also if they're hanging out with
dealers they may have substances around
their home even though that's strictly
forbidden really none of its real and
it's all for show in case someone tries
to check them out if they suspect
they're an undercover cop next up is do
you carry police equipment some people
think that undercover cops are simply
regular police who are wearing plain
clothes or maybe grow a beard and wear
clothes
but this is a total myth in a true
undercover role they do not carry any
police equipment this means they won't
carry a firearm or a police ID they
won't even carry their own credit cards
they'll get all new ones with their fake
name also they're usually stationed in
areas where they grew up this is to save
money on more training but it doesn't
fight a lot of race imagine an
undercover cop sitting at a bar with a
criminal they're talking to trying to
get information out of then all of a
sudden a former high school classmate
affairs walks up and talks to them with
their real name this obviously will
expose them instantly which is why this
is a big risk that's why they try and
become as undercover as possible they
may change their look such as growing
facial hair if they didn't have it
already but they also won't carry any
police credentials in case they get
checked on the spot by the people
they're investigating and the only
weaponry they'll carry is illegal stuff
given to them by their criminal friends
next up is who do you speak to if you
think an undercover cop simply goes home
to their family and hangs out like
normal then you'd be wrong being an
undercover cop is not a nine-to-five gig
in fact is something you do for amounts
of time every now and then it's not a
constant thing remember undercover cops
live and houses given to them by the
police force if they have a family then
they have no contact with them or
whatsoever as this could put them at
risk but how does an undercover cop
contact the police force to give them
the information they're collecting well
they don't go directly to the police as
this could cause them to get exposed
instead they only contact the police
force via a handler this handler will be
someone who is specially designated to
that undercover car the handle will be
very unassuming and wear plain clothing
they may not even see the handler and
instead do an information drop-off this
will be where the undercover cop drops
off things like audio recordings
photographs and files in a remote
location then a few hours later the
handler will come by to this
predetermined location and pick up the
info sometimes the undercover cop and
handler will never meet face to face
this is to maintain the security of the
undercover cop and make sure they don't
get exposed
and finally on the list of questions
you've always wanted to ask an
undercover cop we have can you break the
law you may think that undercover cops
can break the law and that's true in
some aspects but not in others in many
ways undercover cops have to walk a fine
line while working in the role of an
undercover cop they're not supposed to
break any crimes any crimes that they do
break have to be approved in advance
that's because it could jeopardize the
entire case if they're found to be
breaking the law and the criminal
they've investigated could walk free
also substance use is strictly
prohibited this is not only because it's
against the law but also because an
undercover cop come this is not only
because it's against the law but because
an undercover cop could become as
addicted as anyone else and also this
could reduce their credibility as a
witness and destroy the entire case
however if it could further the
investigation that they can break the
law if it's been pre-approved they would
likely need to ask the police force via
their handler if they can break a crime
if they expect they're about to commit
one so that is the very conflicted
complex and scary life of an undercover
cop exposed but now it's time for you to
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want to become an undercover cop I can
see it being pretty cool but it's a bit
too high-risk for me if you want some
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