The Lies Cops Tell and the Lies We Tell About Cops

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24. As A Criminal Defense Lawyer For 24 Years, I Can Confirm That, And I'll Go You One Better

Several years ago, a couple of defense attorneys from our local bar managed to get into a Police Academy training course. They actually got to sit in a classroom with a bunch of people training to become cops and audit the class. After taking the class, they came back and reported to us what they learned. One of the things they learned was that there was an entire COURSE on how to lie in the police report, and how to lie on the stand in order to get the conviction.

Ever wonder why EVERY police report sounds the same, and contains the same buzzwords and catchphrases? Because they're trained that they need to say certain things in those reports in order to get the conviction.

So whenever I hear people talk about how a cop's main job is to protect the public, I just scoff. A cop's main job is to CONVICT the public. At all costs.