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The circular logic of implausible deniability

By NBlack

From a suppression hearing transcript I recently read--a cop who decides to defy logic at all costs--because dammit, he can:

Q:  Did you fill out this document, Sir?

A: I did.

Q: And what time does it indicate that the vehicle was towed?

A:  10:09 p.m.

Q:  So that was six minutes before you placed him in custody for failing sobriety tests, isn't that true?

A:  That would be true.

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Q:  And the reason you had the car towed, sir, is because you had decided that (the defendant) was intoxicated, right?

A:  Correct.

Q:  And you made that decision at least before 10:09, correct?

A:  That's incorrect.

Full post as published by Legal Antics on February 11, 2008 (boomark / email).