tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post8458652585756132757..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: If CIA can record interrogations, so should policeGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-53339785244931896592007-12-27T11:17:00.000-06:002007-12-27T11:17:00.000-06:00I just don't accept that many judges - even in "li...I just don't accept that many judges - even in "liberal" Oregon accept the accused version over the "official" version supplied by police. It's never been that way when I went to court on traffic violations. In fact I got convicted once without any police testimony [they didn't see me do it]. That's a downside of being pathologically honest: the weather was so crappy I couldn't honestly say for sure that I didn't cross the line into the other lane at some point - especially when the lines weren't visible. So I ended up getting convicted of careless driving by default - due to horrific visibility.<BR/> I have since established both impeccable credibility and a healthy skepticism about police tactics that I would be both more observant and a likely target of police harassment such that incidences like that might prove problematic for judges and especially juries. It would be extremely bad tactics for police to "set me up" for a conviction.JT Barriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15571868033521182864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-52344005601197357712007-12-26T20:41:00.000-06:002007-12-26T20:41:00.000-06:00My question, is why are they even doing interrogat...My question, is why are they even doing interrogations when the person has not talked with a lawyer?<BR/><BR/>IMO, even if the person decides to talk to the police, which IMO, is stupid any way you look at it, even if you are innocent, they should record ALL conversations, period.<BR/><BR/>So it's all on record on what took place, etc.MrCoffeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01559592714744817573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-11367510224962278802007-12-26T17:34:00.000-06:002007-12-26T17:34:00.000-06:00The cops would see it as a violation of their Fift...The cops would see it as a violation of their Fifth Amendment rights. Once a recording exists, unknown copies may survive after they have destroyed what they think is the only remaining evidence.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-7799974445243294632007-12-26T17:14:00.000-06:002007-12-26T17:14:00.000-06:00I am not so sure that all police are happy about v...I am not so sure that all police are happy about video records of traffic stops. I do agree that a vide record does help them in a "he said she said case" on occasion and it helps a lot in getting a guilty plea in a DUI case.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-67043231180705574872007-12-26T16:47:00.000-06:002007-12-26T16:47:00.000-06:00Howdy Grits,Agreed 100%. Nothing wrong in keeping...Howdy Grits,<BR/><BR/>Agreed 100%. Nothing wrong in keeping them honest.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17847770777949916479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-45000804520788238712007-12-26T15:39:00.000-06:002007-12-26T15:39:00.000-06:00You know, I never gave much thought to this. On t...You know, I never gave much thought to this. On the two instances where I have been questioned by the police (Texas Rangers, actually) it was video taped. I know that's not the norm though. <BR/><BR/>Even if cops now generally accept it in cars, they won't for this. Much more at stake than your average traffic stop.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com