Author Topic: secrecy is good....for some (Read 262 times)

Shamus · « **on:** February 15, 2008, 11:08:05 AM »

I wonder if senator Buttars is in favor of precluding LEO's from asking "have you ever been arrested" ?

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bsdaddict · « **Reply #1 on:** February 15, 2008, 11:15:40 AM »

read that the other day... it's just Utah, so far, but still... sign of the times, eh?

GtoRA2 · « **Reply #2 on:** February 15, 2008, 11:40:24 AM »

Wow that seems like a really bad idea. REALLY bad.

Airscrew · « **Reply #3 on:** February 15, 2008, 11:45:28 AM »

what a dope,...

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“Some defense attorney can say, ‘did you do x-y-z,’ and you (the officer) would have to say yes, even though it was dismissed and not founded,” says Buttars.

thats what redirect and the prosecutor is for, followup on the questions so the jury gets all the facts.

JB88 · « **Reply #4 on:** February 15, 2008, 11:58:45 AM »

um. no.

Maverick · « **Reply #5 on:** February 15, 2008, 03:29:05 PM »

There are already some protections regarding personnel matters that do include Police same as other professions. I don't see the need for this legislation. There has to be some level of transparency in order to maintain public confidence, this is not helping it.

As far as bringing up irrelevent issues in a trial that's what the purpose of having lawyers on both sides of the court and objections are for.