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JUDGES IN NYC MAKE A STARTLING DISCOVERY

By "Captain Liberty" and "Rumpole"

Police Officer?s lie!Police officers don?t lie do they? Ask any prosecutor and they will tell you police officers never lie. Most Judges in Florida feel the same way. But much like the way the water in NYC makes the bagels taste different, so must the water imbue the Judges of New York City (State and Federal) with the ability to discern when an officer has lied. And judging by a NY Times article yesterday, they lie with alacrity.From the ARTICLE:US District Court (and former US attorney) John Martin, Jr: ?This has to be one of the most blatant cases of perjury I?ve seen?[I doubt] Officer Kim Carillo has any use for the truth. She will tell it, I think, whatever way it suits her to tell it.?US District Court Judge David Trager: ?I hope you won?t darken my courtroom with this police officer?s testimony again...continue to full post

Full post as published by Justice Building Blog on May 13, 2008 (boomark / email).