Judges Reject Orange County's Claim That Social Workers Didn't Know Lying In Court Was Wrong

ocweekly.com ^ | 1-6-2017 | R. SCOTT MOXLEY

[servo1969]

Seems to me there should be extra punishment at any sentencing just for having the audacity to put this argument before the court. It would seem to indicate an almost sociopathic lack of remorse.

[MichaelCorleone]

-—But to grasp the ridiculousness of the government’s stance,...-—

That’s a tall order.

[TexasGator]

Why did you bold a hypothetical?

[Opinionated Blowhard]

Actually, it doesn’t surprise me that a government worker doesn’t know that lying is wrong. To them, its just another part of the job.

[LostPassword]

If Obama’s LAWYERs can lie to court without punishment, why can’t a lowly county social worker. /sarc

[catman67]

What about “I swear to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth” is unclear?

[SandRat]

but, but, but,...they are good Democrats and Hillary supporters/voters.

[SgtHooper]

The attorney should be sanctioned for being so stupid as to bring such arguments before the court. Truly incredible. Now, that being said, there are infinitely stupid rats who do believe this. I know. I’ve seen ‘em!

[American in Israel]

Is this not a clear case of kidnapping?

[eyeamok]

WOW, We really need to kill all the lawyers, All these Government Employees that did this or went along with it belong in PRISON FOR LIFE.

[jazminerose]

Well, look who their leaders are.

[Enchante]

It’s beyond disgusting that it ever happened, beyond disgusting that anyone is still defending it, and beyond disgusting that this has dragged on for so many years at such vast expense.

That Orange County gubmint needs a total house-cleaning, top to bottom. And the main perps should go to prison.

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

That’s a tall order.

That's California!!!

[Robert A Cook PE]

But the attorney trying to claim that there is no constitution provision that “Thou shalt not bear false witness ...”

Somehow to this lawyer ... Oh wait. It depends on what the meaning of “is” is, right?

[Garth Tater]

Oh, I'm sure they knew it was wrong but in their minds, sometimes the furtherance of the greater good requires a few rules to be bent.

Six and one half years were taken away from a mother and her young daughters by these lying, sociopathic bureaucrats. There is no way to repay that. No way to make this mother and her daughters whole in a court of law. This demands blood.

[az_gila]

Isn’t the correct word for lying on the stand “perjury”?

[alexander_busek]

If I were the lawyer in this case, I would agree to stipulate that the social workers really didn't / couldn't know that lying in court is wrong - and then go ahead and prosecute them anyway, citing the legal principle that "Ignorance of the law is no excuse."

Regards,

[Red Badger]

Because that’s essentially what they did, except the ‘hiring’ part.........................

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

I guess they have to go to ‘Intent’.

[glasseye]

And every dam one of these ‘social workers’ votes demofilth.
California is becoming a wasteland.