In that life, if you're gonna be a street guy, then you're not supposed to even give up a dog. Nobody! Thats the unwritten "code of the street." You're not supposed to cooperate with the courts or any law enforcement authority in any way, shape or form.

So, in essence, that fact that he gave up information, and later, even got up on the stand, swore an oath, and then testified, shows one thing. He ratted!