However, unfortunately, police informants are all too rare. In the rare cases where other police officers muster the strength and integrity to report another officer's misconduct, the whistleblower is often ostracized, intimidated, threatened with his job security and his life. For example, Mr. Barron Bowling was awarded $830,000 due to permanent brain damage caused by a beating he received from Drug Enforcement Administration agent Timothy McCue in Kansas City, KS. Timothy McCue said Mr Bowling resisted arrest. Fortunately, a police detective named Max Seifert had the strength to report the DEA agent's wrongdoings. In doing so, he reported that Timothy McCue had threatened to kill Mr. Bowling, called him White Trash, and called him a way to dodge the innate hillbilly. Members of the department destroyed photos of the physical damage done to Mr. Bowling. Officer Seifert took the witness statement, re-documented the physical examination, and presented it to officials. For speaking out, Officer Seifert was forced into early retirement and lost a sizable portion of his pension and health insurance. Furthermore, his name and service were slandered and