tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14345350.post1977082795233005937..comments2024-01-12T07:33:46.615-05:00Comments on Criminal Defense: When Public Safety Trumps JusticeMy Law Licensehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17487117416844299246noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14345350.post-28838989958145180672009-08-06T02:42:26.375-04:002009-08-06T02:42:26.375-04:00I'm starting to come to the conclusion that it...I'm starting to come to the conclusion that it's not true people want to trust the cops. It's not true they don't believe they lie.<br /><br />The truth is that they don't actually care. <br /><br />I'm starting to think this partly because of posts like yours (and mine, as I also frequently write on this topic). Defense attorneys know cops lie and not just once in awhile. But, more importantly, we aren't the only ones who know it. JUDGES know it, but never call the cops on it. And -- egads! -- the general public has to know it, too. Watch almost any cop show on television and you'll see cops lying to seal the deal on a nasty case. <br /><br />What are we left with? Sadness. Abject sadness. <br /><br />People KNOW cops lie, but "trust" them over defendants and witnesses for the defense every day of the week. (Well, at least Monday through Friday, and sometimes on Wednesday in states like California where budget cuts require furloughs so the courts close for the day.) <br /><br />Nevertheless, let's keep up posting about it. Good work.Rick Horowitzhttp://www.rhdefense.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14345350.post-72031002677987331052009-08-04T14:15:20.435-04:002009-08-04T14:15:20.435-04:00Let’s just say for the sake of argument that justi...Let’s just say for the sake of argument that justice was served! Good lawyer-ing can certainly be debated especially when an agent from the same agency, committing the same offense, received 6 months home confinement (yes, that mean no prison time). And yes, this is a fact.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14345350.post-33524130134890352652009-08-03T13:56:31.618-04:002009-08-03T13:56:31.618-04:00depends on the facts of the case, as you well know...depends on the facts of the case, as you well know.My Law Licensehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17487117416844299246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14345350.post-34538475845417702472009-08-03T11:54:16.172-04:002009-08-03T11:54:16.172-04:00So when a lying federal agent is sentence to two y...So when a lying federal agent is sentence to two years in prison is this justice or good defense work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com