blue wall of silence

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blue wall of silence - the secrecy of police officers who lie or look the other way to protect other police officers; "the blue wall cracked when some officers refused to take part in the cover-up"

blue wall, wall of silence

cover-up - concealment that attempts to prevent something scandalous from becoming public

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blue wall cover-up wall of silence			Initially the police department cast doubt on Mineo's claim, but a grand jury decided that the case should go to trial after two officers testified, breaking what is often called "the blue wall of silence. NY cops charged in subway sodomy assault by AFP / AFP American Edition The abuse of suspects, drug squad officers dealing in drugs themselves, the taking of bribes, the failure to investigate crimes against people on the margins (particularly prostitutes and drug addicts), the blue wall of silence that protects crooked cops, the unjustified use of force against demonstrators, racial slurs used against citizens, manufacturing evidence. Drawing the line: police officers have a tough job; they have to deal ... by Canada and the World Backgrounder FBI agents will encounter the same blue wall of silence that investigators from the district attorney's office face. The failure of local and federal prosecutors to curb police brutality by Panwala, Asit S. / Fordham Urban Law Journal			blue sky laws Blue spar Blue Springs blue spruce blue stain blue star blue state blue stem Blue stocking blue stone blue story blue streak blue succory blue swimmer Blue tangle blue thistle Blue thrush blue tit blue toadflax blue tulip blue vein Blue verdigris Blue verditer blue vitriol blue wall blue wall of silence blue walleye blue water blue weed blue whale Blue wren blue-arsed fly blue-belly blue-black blue-blind blue-blindness blue-blooded blue-chip blue-chip investment blue-chip stock blue-collar blue-collar worker Blue-eye blue-eyed blue-eyed African daisy blue-eyed boy blue-eyed grass blue-eyed Mary blue-eyed soul blue-flowered blue-fruited			Blue Valley Community Action Blue Valley High School Blue Valley Insurance Agency Blue Valley Mental Health Center Blue Valley North High School Blue Valley Northwest Blue Valley Recreation Commission Blue Valley West Blue Valley West High School Blue Valley Yacht Club blue valve syndrome blue vein Blue Velvet Blue verdigris Blue verditer Blue Vervain Blue vetch Blue vetch Blue vetch Blue vetches Blue vetches Blue vetches Blue Vials blue vitriol blue vitriol blue vitriol Blue wale Blue wale Blue wale blue wall blue wall of silence blue walleye blue warbler blue water Blue Water Area Conference Blue Water Area Transit Blue Water Area Transportation Commission Blue Water Baboon Farm Blue Water Bridge Authority Blue Water Championship Wrestling Blue Water Communities Research Programme Blue Water Composite Squadron Blue Water Dive Resort Blue Water Film Festival Blue Water Fishermen's Association Blue Water Gaming blue water gas Blue Water Grill Blue Water High Blue Water Hunting International Blue Water Junior Golf Association Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Association Blue Water Offshore Racing Association Blue Water Plastics, Inc. Blue Water Rental Housing Association, Inc.

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