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sendero

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39. The courts disagree..

Reply to Live and Learn (Reply #38)

Sun Oct 19, 2014, 06:35 PM

Oct 2014

.... but fair enough. I just wanted everyone reading to know ... THIS (LYING TO SUSPECTS) is STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE, it is done ALL THE TIME and if you are being questioned or are a suspect BE SKEPTICAL OF ANYTHING THEY SAY BECAUSE THEY LIE A LOT.

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I am not ignorant about they system at all. Live and Learn Oct 2014 #38

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