Snitching: This is how it works. This is a classic case of how cops twist people into doing their will.
Naive young kid in trouble with the law. Scared. He’s maybe not the brightest bulb (though he may think he is). Cops “befriend” him and magically make his “crime” go away. Cops pay him — quite a lot for a part-time job for a kid. He’s so eager to “earn” the money and please his handlers that he persuades himself that he’s a “hero.” SO eager to please that he starts twisting and exaggerating the “evidence.” Classic. Absolutely.
Except that this kid grew a conscience.
(H/T D for the article)
He snitched on the actual bad guys, finally!