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>> i don't know. those statistics steameem a lit low, 2%. each case has been taken on. >> do you think this idea of the blue wall of silence, does that still exist? is that still an issue? >> maybe in the minds of some police officers, yes. i found that wall has been broken down a lot in the past 20 years. i know when i was internal affairs, a lot of calls we got about corruption and police officers on the -- at the action desk were police officers making the allegations and they didn't want to be -- they didn't want to be known so we gave them a number. >> do you -- you know, the chicago offi...

>> yes, we have an action desk called 24/7 and people answered. about 50% of the calls were from other officers. they might have been afraid to say something because that cop has got to back me up tomorrow. and they would call drop the dime on another officer and then would get a code number so we would know who they are to identify them later on. all right and then conduct an investigation. and a lot of people -- >> whether doctors, communities protect their own. >> doctors, lawyers, everyone does it. police officers tend to do it. so do probably news reporters. [ talking over each other ] wh...

Probably something definitely evident in the police departments a long time ago. i can tell you from experience and of course, one officer snitches another officer for something he did, we're not talking about it here on anderson cooper. we're not going to hear about it. when i worked internal affairs -- >> you worked internal affairs? >> yes, we have an action desk called 24/7 and people answered. about 50% of the calls were from other officers. they might have been afraid to say something because that cop has got to back me up tomorrow. and they would call, drop the dime on another officer a...