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OneBro

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1. Most common police defenses: fear and ignorance

Reply to sl8 (Original post)

Sun Sep 27, 2020, 07:45 AM

Sep 2020

“I was afraid,” or “I was too stupid to know any better.”

From the article:
Special prosecutor Patrick K. O’Toole told grand jurors that he gave the plea deal to Atkinson and Simpson partially because they had not been informed of the Penal Code section for lying on a official report.

“So I let them plead to the less serious charge because I thought it was justified under the circumstances,” O’Toole told the jurors. “And I think you will recall also their testimony that, not that ignorance of the law is any excuse, but . . .”
Yes, he actually said that.

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OC sheriff's deputies who lied on reports testify that they didn't know it was illegal [View all] sl8 Sep 2020 OP

Most common police defenses: fear and ignorance OneBro Sep 2020 #1

I was alwayd told ignorance of the law is no excuse Fullduplexxx Sep 2020 #2

Held to a higher standard I see... mikelgb Sep 2020 #3