tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post5900732882543954180..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Dallas PD moves to sequential, blind lineupsGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-18944598858448340892009-08-25T19:59:34.966-05:002009-08-25T19:59:34.966-05:00I am a law enforcement officer that works for a st...I am a law enforcement officer that works for a state agency that has recently worked an "officer misconduct" case on police officers in Houston. I can confirm that they do use the blind line up because they asked me to do it because I did not know who the suspects were.<br /><br />So Scott, this may surprise you but the federal government screws up all of the time.<br /><br />If you don't believe me, call them and ask or look at some open records of convictions that HPD has obtained with the assistance of photo line ups.<br /><br />Oh yeah, very funny 08/23/2009 07:44 a.m.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-62413806037919068152009-08-23T07:44:06.040-05:002009-08-23T07:44:06.040-05:00Houston PD does do "blind lineups." They...Houston PD does do "blind lineups." They blindfold the witness and have them pick somebody. Anybody.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-75111417918362231302009-08-23T05:21:59.094-05:002009-08-23T05:21:59.094-05:00I don't believe that's accurate, 6:42. The...I don't believe that's accurate, 6:42. The Justice Project did a <a href="http://gritsforbreakfast.blogspot.com/2008/11/study-88-of-texas-police-and-sheriffs.html" rel="nofollow">survey of departments</a> about their lineup policies and I'm pretty sure they would have picked that up.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-51417910690768409732009-08-22T18:42:13.917-05:002009-08-22T18:42:13.917-05:00Houston PD been doing this for years.It is one of ...Houston PD been doing this for years.It is one of three that I seen them do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com