In this episode we will explore the world of the informer or "snitcher" as they are called. Cooperating individual, stoolie, no matter what name or label is used, the process is the same. Why do these people do this.?What are the dangers of being a snitch? How is the information furnished by a snitch used by law enforcement? Is this justice?

Also in this episode I will introduce you to Mr. "Z", the best snitch I have ever know. How he influenced my career as a vice and narcotics officer. How he used the system to get all he needed to survive. We'll look at the relationship between the drug dealer, the snitch, and the narcotics officers. Whose smarter and whose using who.

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After careful soul searching and convincing myself I had the knowledge, desire and attitude to success, I made the decision to join the vice and narcotic squad. I still had doubt, but these concerns were coming from the recent situations the current squad had been involved in. I was living in a part of the city that the majority of drug activity was believed to occur. There was also rumors of only certain classes and races of individuals being arrested. And finally,an vice officer had been slain while serving a search warrant. Resentment toward this unit was at an all time high. Was this position worth the added responsibility? Was this the beginning of my desire to become an investigator or would this adventure ruin my chances for advancement? These questions and more will answered.

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The choice was very simple. Should I join the vice and narcotics unit or remain a public safety officer. There were rumors of misconduct and unfair arrest practices being done by agents. I was residing in the part of the city where the majority of drug activity was suppose to occur. How could I arrest defendants in my own neighborhood and live peacefully.

Did the command staff want a decent officer or just a large black officer to kick down doors on the first attempt? Were the rumors true that black vice and narcotic officers were always the first to enter the drug house thereby increasing their chances of getting hurt? A rookie officer whom I had graduated the police academy with was also killed a few months before I was recruited while entering a suspected drug house. Would this be my path to the criminal investigation bureau which is what I wanted so badly. We'll answer these and other questions in this episode entitled "Decision- To Join the Vice and narcotics Squad or Not! This is a decision which will affect me for the rest of my life.

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