Fmr. prosecutor weighs in on flag indictment (FL)

[struggle4progress]

Heather Leigh

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A local former prosecutor is weighing in on the indictment of a Jacksonville woman, accused of lying to a federal officer twice about placing an image of the Confederate flag on her co-worker's desk ...

Kuritz said this case is on the lower end of the hate crime scale and typically more serious hate crimes would include rape, kidnapping and things of that nature ...

"The moral of this story is, do not lie, but especially don't lie to federal agents. If you did something wrong, you want to evoke your right to remain silent. You have a right to a lawyer and sometimes people need to exercise that. Had she done so, we wouldn't be here," said Kuritz ...

http://www.news4jax.com/news/fmr-prosecutor-weighs-in-on-flag-indictment/35947208

[Human101948]

1. Maybe if she had thought twice before taunting her co-worker...

she wouldn't have had to lie to federal agents.