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Honest, officer, I heard at the supermarket that my neighbor was engaged in activity that other people have publicly engaged in but I happen to think is illegal
by tomohawk 7y ago
Honest, officer, I heard at the supermarket that my neighbor was engaged in activity that other people have publicly engaged in but I happen to think is illegal. To prove my seriousness, here is a brief prepared by lawyers about my hearsay allegations!
Did you see it? No, but I heard at the supermarket...
- jakelazaroff 7y agoIf I inform an officer that someone at the supermarket told me they witnessed a murder, I really hope the officer would investigate further even though I didn’t witness it myself.
- andy_ppp 7y agoNo, if you have names of people and evidence as to who said what, fine. You can’t expect the police to investigate every overheard conversation, the “murder” for all you know is probably in Grand Theft Auto.
- jakelazaroff 7y ago> No, if you have names of people and evidence as to who said what, fine. The whistleblower went so far as to name the alleged perpetrators. Surely that warrants additional investigation.
- andy_ppp 7y agoWe were talking about a hypothetical murder, overheard in a super market not the case in question which obviously must be investigated.
- jakelazaroff 7y agoSure. So in our hypothetical scenario — as in the whistleblower complaint — let's assume that our secondhand informant is able to name the alleged perpetrators and details of the crime, conveying information given to them by six firsthand witnesses. What police officer wouldn't follow up on that?
- andy_ppp 7y agoI really think you might want to reread my previous comment because it clearly states the things you’ve said but disagrees that something overheard in supermarket is evidence worth investigating as context is all important. Thanks!
- abofh 7y agoHonest officer, they just showed me the evidence, admitted to it on television, and gave me an autographed copy of the tape.