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| Lying To The Cops Should Not Be A Crime |
| 2020-05-22 |
 [AspenBeat] Martha Stewart and Michael Flynn have something in common. Both were nearly ruined for lying to the cops.In Flynn’s case, the FBI wanted to bring a case against the new president for criminal treason. Only one thing was missing: Evidence of treason. The FBI figured that Flynn, the president’s new National Security Advisor, might have some dirt on the president. They just needed some leverage to get him to dish it. |
| Posted by:Mercutio |
| #5 Dershowitz's expert view: When questioning any suspect, officials should not ask questions whose answers they already know, for the sole purpose of seeing whether the suspect will lie. If they do ask such questions, untruthful answers should not be deemed “material” to the investigation, because the FBI already knew the truth. The FBI should not discourage the suspect from having his lawyer present during the questioning, if a false answer will subject him to criminal liability. Even noble ends do not justify ignoble means, and some of the means used by the special counsel have, indeed, been ignoble. |
| Posted by: Lex 2020-05-22 16:57 |
| #4 Given the people who've been sworn before Congressional investigations who have been since found to have lied, it should carry the same penalties. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2020-05-22 15:54 |
| #3 It's a bad law, especially if they can "edit" the 302s afterwards. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2020-05-22 12:43 |
| #2 For context, the police ARE permitted to lie to you. |
| Posted by: Iblis 2020-05-22 11:19 |
| #1 I agree. Why should it be illegal to lie to anyone if you haven't been sworn into a court? Yes, the wiser move is to shut up. But they can blackmail you with your silence as well (even if that is supposedly illegal). |
| Posted by: Vernal Hatrick 2020-05-22 09:42 |