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Maybe they did and the rest is parallel construction?

• daveguy 10y ago
  Parallel destruction?
  • fab13n 10y ago
    No, parallel construction. That's what law enforcement does when it has illegally gathered proofs: knowing what they're looking for, they figure out another way to "find" it again, but this time through legal and seemingly lucky paths. The later proof is expected to stand in front of a judge, whereas the "real", original one wouldn't. They might also do it to protect a confidential informant. Essentially, it's to legal proofs what laundering is to money.
    • giardini 10y ago
      Daveguy was making a joke with the "parallel destruction". I think he already knows what parallel construction is, but your clarification here is well-placed for those unacquainted with the concept.