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Poll_Blind

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23. I'm thinking the accusation that he fractured an officer's bone could...
Fri Mar 1, 2013, 01:40 PM
Mar 2013

...be grounds for a perjury trial, but only his lawyer is likely to be able to assess that. From my understanding of what perjury is, it has to be a lie about something "materially related" to the charges directly.

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Good. nt bemildred Mar 2013 #1
when does the perjury trial start? n/t Enrique Mar 2013 #2
Doubt it will, police are given a different set of rules. n/t bamacrat Mar 2013 #6
Like members of Congress and the 1%. nt valerief Mar 2013 #19
I'm thinking the accusation that he fractured an officer's bone could... Poll_Blind Mar 2013 #23
It's an interesting question, though, don't you think? MADem Mar 2013 #29
Exactly what I was thinking. Answer to question: Never firenewt Mar 2013 #9
Never, of course. It is unlikely that anyone can find even one case in which a cop was prosecuted AnotherMcIntosh Mar 2013 #30
Back in the day, we had it right: riqster Mar 2013 #3
Okay atreides1 Mar 2013 #4
Attempting to PERVERT the cause of justice where I come from. /nt TheMadMonk Mar 2013 #12
BINGO! n/t DeSwiss Mar 2013 #16
Exactly! HooptieWagon Mar 2013 #21
if someone lies under oath, isn't that perjury? mountain grammy Mar 2013 #5
One wonders whether these officers will be charged with perjury Vinnie From Indy Mar 2013 #7
NYPD is a Criminal Gang formercia Mar 2013 #8
The whole world was watching, with cameras on their phones. WilliamPitt Mar 2013 #10
If anyone ever wondered why cops grab cameras at such events Wednesdays Mar 2013 #14
Or why they worked so hard to make filming the police illegal. DCKit Mar 2013 #20
To Serve and Protect........guess who? Dryvinwhileblind Mar 2013 #11
Since there are no perjury charges nor obstruction charges hootinholler Mar 2013 #13
Wow, the police lie? ybbor Mar 2013 #15
fuck tha police frylock Mar 2013 #17
To be fair ...everyone lies ...we are a nation of liars. L0oniX Mar 2013 #18
You can't legitimately say that everyone lies under oath. There is no factual basis for that. AnotherMcIntosh Mar 2013 #31
I didn't say that ...but thanks for playing. n/t L0oniX Mar 2013 #34
If it had just gone before a judge it wouldn't have gone down that way. Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2013 #22
Quite so! another_liberal Mar 2013 #41
Incidence encapsulates big brother's determination not to tolerate constitutionally-protected First indepat Mar 2013 #24
NYPD are STILL paying out money from illegal arrests made during the 2004 RNC Downtown Hound Mar 2013 #25
Absolutely: christx30 Mar 2013 #28
Not just "shoot him in the back" or shoot him in the back while handcuffed, but kick him afterwards. AnotherMcIntosh Mar 2013 #32
A lawyer for the ACLU told me years ago G_j Mar 2013 #33
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Mar 2013 #26
It Is An Unfortunate Fact, Sir, That There Is No Particular Reason Ever To Believe Police Testimony The Magistrate Mar 2013 #27
. blkmusclmachine Mar 2013 #35
You can beat the rap, but you can't beat the ride. 7wo7rees Mar 2013 #36
Regular proof quakerboy Mar 2013 #37
I like how you think. BlancheSplanchnik Mar 2013 #39
K&R! Fire Walk With Me Mar 2013 #38
It used to be that if an officer lied under oath, he/she could never be used in court again CanonRay Mar 2013 #40
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