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re: Lying to cops should only be a crime if you are under oath

Posted on 3/1/23 at 5:23 pm to
Posted by pankReb
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Posted on 3/1/23 at 5:23 pm to
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Look at all these goose-stepping boot licking nazis in this thread.



you seem very mentally unstable.
Posted by deeprig9
Unincorporated Ozora, Georgia
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Posted on 3/1/23 at 5:24 pm to
Im InSaNE!!! ReeeeeEEEEE!!!!!!!
Posted by deeprig9
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Posted on 3/1/23 at 5:26 pm to
I can't wait for April when I can make daisy chain crowns in the field for me and all of my friends of the forest.
Posted by coachcrisp
pensacola, fl
Member since Jun 2012
30600 posts
Posted on 3/1/23 at 5:28 pm to
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Cop: You are arrested for DUI and OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE!!!!! YOU LIED TO ME!!
That doesn't happen, and unfortunately, I know what I'm talking about.
Posted by deeprig9
Unincorporated Ozora, Georgia
Member since Sep 2012
64179 posts
Posted on 3/1/23 at 5:43 pm to
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That doesn't happen


Egggggggzactly.
Posted by Imber
Member since Sep 2017
12998 posts
Posted on 3/1/23 at 5:47 pm to
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quote:
They are allowed to lie to you with impunity.



Where do you guys get this stuff?


It's a fact. They can lie/bluff their asses off to you in an interrogation to get a confession. And the courts give them every right to do it. This isn't news.
Posted by Old Money
Member since Sep 2012
36483 posts
Posted on 3/1/23 at 6:46 pm to
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This 100% of the time. There is nothing good that comes from talking to the cops without an attorney. NOTHING. And very little good comes from talking to them with an attorney.


Didn't dv you but I will push back slightly. I was in handcuffs on a curb once for being a dumbass. I admitted my guilt, told them they had every right to take me to jail for the night, and I was let go after we all had a laugh at how big of a dumbass I was. The other people I was with who were silent, well they went to jail for the night and had to hire attorneys (dumb drunk college story... nothing cool )

I think in general it is a good idea to remain silent, but in my situation I felt like it would help me out more than playing that game. I've gotten out of a few hairy situations by just respecting their authority and not playing any games.
Posted by RattlerJuice
Fort Collins, Colorado
Member since Jan 2023
76 posts
Posted on 3/1/23 at 7:19 pm to
How can that dude just go home after that. Another POS to join B Miller at Bama.
Posted by SteelerBravesDawg
Member since Sep 2020
35035 posts
Posted on 3/1/23 at 7:24 pm to
Sorry bud, I can't go w/you on this. There is a reason why cops say "you have the right to remain silent" when they Mirandize you
Posted by TigahJay
New Orleans
Member since Sep 2015
10576 posts
Posted on 3/1/23 at 7:27 pm to
It's only a crime if they find out you were lying, which makes you an idiot in the first place.
Posted by AggieHank86
Texas
Member since Sep 2013
42941 posts
Posted on 3/1/23 at 7:28 pm to
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Lying to cops should only be a crime if you are under oath. Am I the only one who still remembers something called the 5th amendment in the bill of rights?
You obviously do not remember it very well.

The 5th Amendment gives you the right to decline to speak with them. It does not give you the right to lie to them.
This post was edited on 3/1/23 at 8:29 pm
Posted by AggieHank86
Texas
Member since Sep 2013
42941 posts
Posted on 3/1/23 at 7:30 pm to
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You never have to incriminate yourself by talking to the police, but lying to them, under certain circumstances, can be obstruction.
and "should be."

How the Hell does the OP think any crime will ever be solved, if every yahoo with a childish sense of humor is allowed to lie to the police and send them down pointless rabbit trails, just for the immature "lulz."

Even worse, imagine all the people who would 'sic the cops on people that they just don't like ... with complete lies about that person.

FFS, some people are so fricking stupid that they need to be reminded to breathe.
This post was edited on 3/1/23 at 8:30 pm
Posted by AggieHank86
Texas
Member since Sep 2013
42941 posts
Posted on 3/1/23 at 7:36 pm to
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why your Miranda Rights remind you that you have the ability to keep your mouth shut.
I have always thought that Miranda was a stupid, paternalistic SCOTUS decision.

The 5th Amendment CLEARLY gives you the right not to incriminate yourself, but I see NOTHING in the 5th Amendment which requires an LEO to REMIND you of that right. Pure Strict Constructionism. But the liberal Warren Court pulled that nonsense out of its collective arse.
This post was edited on 3/1/23 at 8:30 pm
Posted by Rhino5
Atlanta
Member since Nov 2014
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Posted on 3/1/23 at 7:40 pm to
Kirby has lost control of Georgia.
Posted by EarlyCuyler3
Appalachia
Member since Nov 2017
27290 posts
Posted on 3/1/23 at 7:45 pm to
AggieHank licking a ton of boots in this thread.
Posted by AggieHank86
Texas
Member since Sep 2013
42941 posts
Posted on 3/1/23 at 7:50 pm to
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They are allowed to lie to you with impunity.
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Where do you guys get this stuff?

LEOs are not allowed to lie about certain things (like the nature of your rights), but they decidedly MAY lie to you constitutionally in order to secure a confession, especially if they have some evidence that you committed the offense (for example). (Some states may alter this by statute).

In other words, the answer to the question is not binary.
This post was edited on 3/1/23 at 8:05 pm
Posted by AggieHank86
Texas
Member since Sep 2013
42941 posts
Posted on 3/1/23 at 7:52 pm to
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They are allowed to lie to you with impunity.
quote:

Where do you guys get this stuff?
It's a fact. They can lie/bluff their asses off to you in an interrogation to get a confession. And the courts give them every right to do it. This isn't news.
Lots of jailhouse lawyers in this thread.

Yes, they can lie about some things. Other things, not so much.

A smart suspect will just ASSUME that the cops are lying about everything. Err on the side of caution.
Posted by deeprig9
Unincorporated Ozora, Georgia
Member since Sep 2012
64179 posts
Posted on 3/1/23 at 7:55 pm to
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LEOs cannot lie about certain things (like the nature of your rights), but they decidedly MAY lie to you in order to secure a confession, if they have some evidence that you committed the offense (for example).


So cops can lie to a suspect, but a suspect can't lie to a cop.


quote:

In other words, the answer to the question is not binary.


No, it is in fact very binary. It's the definition of binary. You have claimed to be a lawyer on this site, which I doubt, but if true, you should be disbarred.
Posted by AggieHank86
Texas
Member since Sep 2013
42941 posts
Posted on 3/1/23 at 7:56 pm to
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EarlyCuyler3
Has anyone told you recently that you are an imbecile? Because you are an imbecile.

I am a Strict Constructionist. There is NOTHING in the 5th Amendment which requires that you be reminded of your legal rights. The Warren Court wanted that requirement to exist, so they created it. The Warren Court did that ... a lot.
Posted by AggieHank86
Texas
Member since Sep 2013
42941 posts
Posted on 3/1/23 at 7:59 pm to
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deeprig9
I could cite you to the governing authority on each of those points, but you would just refuse to read it. If you DID read it, you would not understand it.

Why?

I hate to repeat myself, but you are an imbecile.

Personally, I do not think that it is good public policy to allow LEOs to lie to suspects, but that is NOT the question presented in this discussion. Unfortunately, there is also nothing in the text of the Constitution (that pesky Strict Constructionism again) which PROHIBITS the state from lying to a criminal suspect in all circumstances. I would explain the reasons for this, but (again) we both know that you would not understand the explanation, because you are an imbecile.
This post was edited on 3/1/23 at 8:02 pm
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