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To: fwdude

As evidenced here, they are subject to the same sin natures and wicked impulses of any other individual.

And given that police have been caught and fined for lying in court, any judge or jury who automatically takes their testimony as true is foolish.

A random guy in the street is more trustworthy than a government employee when the government employee is clearly evidenced to be in the wrong.

Worshipers of government employees, however, object to that notion.


17 posted on 10/01/2012 3:59:21 PM PDT by Altariel ("Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!")
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To: Altariel; fwdude

“And given that police have been caught and fined for lying in court, any judge or jury who automatically takes their testimony as true is foolish.”

Back in the mid 70’s I was called for jury duty...it was a 1st degree murder trial...each of us was called individually into the court room and quized by the attorneys and the judge.

I was asked, ‘Will you believe the testimony of a police officer because he is a police officer?’

My answer, ‘Absolutely not...I will weigh his testimony just like I will weigh the testimony of anyone else testifying in this trial.’

I was seated on the jury.


338 posted on 10/07/2012 8:36:09 AM PDT by GGpaX4DumpedTea (I am a Tea Party descendant...steeped in the Constitutional Republic given to us by the Founders.)
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