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Oakland Wants to Fire Officers Who Lied to Obtained Warrants

By TChris, Section Misconduct
Posted on Fri Jan 16, 2009 at 10:15:31 PM EST
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Speaking of police officers who find it easier to lie than to conduct honest investigations:

Oakland intends to fire 11 police officers for allegedly lying to obtain search warrants in drug cases, officials said Thursday. ... At least 12 [suspects] have already had their cases dismissed because warrants that police used to obtain evidence were obtained on the basis of lies by officers, according to attorneys involved in the cases.

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    Oakland Wants to Fire Officers Who Lied to Obtained Warrants | 5 comments (5 topical)

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    If you can't fire officers for lying under oath... (none / 0) (#1)
    by daryl herbert on Fri Jan 16, 2009 at 11:05:03 PM EST
    I'll bet the union intervenes on their behalf.

    I want job security like that.

    Then I guess we should unionize... (none / 0) (#5)
    by kdog on Sat Jan 17, 2009 at 08:59:03 AM EST
    you and me both.

    I don't fault them their union, it is their right...I just hope the union isn't sucessful in this instance.  I consider lying to obtain search warrants a fairly heinous crime...much more heinous than crimes that bring about fairly long prison sentences...certainly infinitely more heinous than the crimes they were out to invade homes and arrest people over.

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    Fire them... (none / 0) (#2)
    by diogenes on Fri Jan 16, 2009 at 11:17:45 PM EST
    Of course, how many crooks does Oakland prosecute for lying under oath?

    Most crooks (none / 0) (#3)
    by daryl herbert on Sat Jan 17, 2009 at 12:05:22 AM EST
    avoid speaking under oath.

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    not so (none / 0) (#4)
    by diogenes on Sat Jan 17, 2009 at 12:19:26 AM EST
    Many crooks file false affidavits.  Many crooks testify on the stand in their behalf; if a jury finds them guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, then doesn't that mean that at least some of them are guilty of perjury beyond a reasonable doubt?  Many people give fake alibis; in the recent Georgia death penalty case, a bunch of witnesses either lied at the original trial or lied when they recanted.  

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