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Lying to investigators shouldn't be a crime, in my opinion. It too often creates a situation where you can just investigate someone endlessly, find no real evid
by chmod600 4y ago
Lying to investigators shouldn't be a crime, in my opinion. It too often creates a situation where you can just investigate someone endlessly, find no real evidence, and then convict them of lying based on some flimsy inconsistencies in their statements.
I suppose some specific kinds of lies could be crimes, but there should be a high bar for both the type of lie told as well as the certainty that it's really a lie.
- throwaway0a5e 4y agoThe feds use this all the time. "plead guilty to this thing we probably can't get a jury conviction on and we'll drop the lying charge we can easily prove"
- titzer 4y agoThat's why there is the fifth amendment. > there should be a high bar for both the type of lie told as well as the certainty that it's really a lie. Perjury convictions are a fairly high bar. People don't generally get charged for "flimsy inconsistencies in their statements." Prosecutors, judges, and juries don't have endless time to spend on getting someone.
- chmod600 4y agoLying to an investigator is not perjury. It's a separate crime.