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That email, unless pleasantries or enthusiasm count as bribes, would not be considered a bribe. It's just good practice to be polite to those who can help you.
by aeturnum 13y ago
That email, unless pleasantries or enthusiasm count as bribes, would not be considered a bribe. It's just good practice to be polite to those who can help you. Perhaps we should legislate that prosecutors should be dour towards everyone they encounter, less a pleasant experience bias someone?
P.s. I realize that improper conduct by both parties is probable in this case, but the quoted email certainly does not cross the line.
- goldenkey 13y agoAsking for help with a quantitive measure, ie. a lab test, indicates bribery (perhaps non-monetary.)
- MichaelGG 13y agoWhy should prosecutors ever be in direct contact or even know the people running the actual tests? Except in cases where the lab must testify, in which case there should be separate controls (perhaps someone else runs the tests). Allowing prosecutors to "do their job" and try to be polite or have any influence at all on what's supposed to be a purely factual system is completely and utterly wrong.