An informant whose tip helps officers arrest a drug dealer could earn $50. A tip about a murder suspect could bring up to $700.See, if I were an evil criminal, I'd put ads out on the street like that myself, along with a number that went to a pay-as-you-go phone. I'd answer it pretending to be a LEO, and arrange a "police meeting" under some pretext, counting on most of these lowlifes being dumb enough to fall for it. And then, when I determined who they were, I'd have them horribly killed and make it known throughout my turf.
If I were an evil criminal...
[Via Mama Liberty]