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You are probably thinking of the show First 48. I was thinking of this exact show when reading the comments here about how Columbo plots rely too heavily on the

You are probably thinking of the show First 48. I was thinking of this exact show when reading the comments here about how Columbo plots rely too heavily on the murderer trying to help out Columbo with his investigation in order to seem innocent. It may seem unrealistic or stupid of them to do so, but if you watch shows like First 48 which follow homicide detectives around and show these interrogations, it happens A TON. More than I expected to be sure. I don't think Columbo is unrealistic in that respect.

duxup 5y ago
I think that was the show. VERY surprising how many people talk to the cops and give them all sorts of information that the cops then disprove, stories that make no sense, or even hand them info / leads that leas right back to them so on. I want to say maybe the folks in a Columbo episode wold be more likely to talk to a lawyer first / not talk but ... Martha Stewart talked herself into jail...
- lazide 5y ago
  I had it happen to me directly - I get accused, have no idea what is going on, accuser get’s in court, makes more accusations that don’t make sense. We follow up to get enough details to try to figure out specifically what is being accused (date and times, for one) - and lo and behold, the evidence (911 call log) when provided + security video on my side (that they knew I had!!!) showed that not only was it completely impossible that it happened, but that the accuser was perjuring themselves and had committed the additional crime of filing a false police report. I had zero idea of the 911 call before this.
  - duxup 5y ago
    I did jury duty and despite all the complexity of the legal system .... the cases were pretty straightforward and I think we're all very lucky criminals are pretty dumb.
    - lazide 5y ago
      Yup, though it’s just most criminals that are dumb in my experience. There are some that are quite smart and also find themselves committing crimes. They are a real bear to catch and prosecute. A lot of complexity in the legal system is so that at least most of the time even if someone is smart and can hire someone who has built their career on covering their ass, deflecting blame, understanding and using all the technicalities, obfuscating the facts as much as possible when not in their favor, calls to emotion when it helps them, calls to reason when it helps them, and all the other tricks (aka high end defense attorneys), we still end up with outcomes that aren’t clearly obviously wrong eventually. And at least most of the time if someone is a real dumbass and can’t afford someone to at least help them pull their foot out of their mouth (aka low end defense attorneys), they don’t get railroaded and we end up with outcomes that are clearly obviously wrong either. Most of the time.

duxup 5y ago

I think that was the show. VERY surprising how many people talk to the cops and give them all sorts of information that the cops then disprove, stories that make no sense, or even hand them info / leads that leas right back to them so on. I want to say maybe the folks in a Columbo episode wold be more likely to talk to a lawyer first / not talk but ... Martha Stewart talked herself into jail...

lazide 5y ago
I had it happen to me directly - I get accused, have no idea what is going on, accuser get’s in court, makes more accusations that don’t make sense. We follow up to get enough details to try to figure out specifically what is being accused (date and times, for one) - and lo and behold, the evidence (911 call log) when provided + security video on my side (that they knew I had!!!) showed that not only was it completely impossible that it happened, but that the accuser was perjuring themselves and had committed the additional crime of filing a false police report. I had zero idea of the 911 call before this.
- duxup 5y ago
  I did jury duty and despite all the complexity of the legal system .... the cases were pretty straightforward and I think we're all very lucky criminals are pretty dumb.
  - lazide 5y ago
    Yup, though it’s just most criminals that are dumb in my experience. There are some that are quite smart and also find themselves committing crimes. They are a real bear to catch and prosecute. A lot of complexity in the legal system is so that at least most of the time even if someone is smart and can hire someone who has built their career on covering their ass, deflecting blame, understanding and using all the technicalities, obfuscating the facts as much as possible when not in their favor, calls to emotion when it helps them, calls to reason when it helps them, and all the other tricks (aka high end defense attorneys), we still end up with outcomes that aren’t clearly obviously wrong eventually. And at least most of the time if someone is a real dumbass and can’t afford someone to at least help them pull their foot out of their mouth (aka low end defense attorneys), they don’t get railroaded and we end up with outcomes that are clearly obviously wrong either. Most of the time.