Tag: snitch testimony
By Jeralyn, Section Media
Posted on Thu May 08, 2008 at 01:32:00 AM EST
Tags: snitch testimony (all tags)
Posted on Thu May 08, 2008 at 01:32:00 AM EST
Tags: snitch testimony (all tags)
Snitch: Informants, Cooperators, and the Corruption of Justice by Ethan Brown
Sunday, May 19, I'll be hosting the Firedoglake Book Salon where author Ethan Brown will be discussing his new book. (5:00 PM ET)
Pick up a copy or order one from Amazon at the link above, and come join us.
My view: Snitch (cooperators') testimony is purchased testimony and inherently unreliable. It is testimony the Government purchases with promises of leniency, and freedom is a commodity far more precious than money. The incentive to lie is enormous and the practice has made our criminal justice system morally bankrupt.
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