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http://www.monbiot.com/2011/04/12/false-witness/
False Witness
Posted on April 12, 2011 by George
"Justice is impossible if we can’t trust the police to tell the truth."
"The problem appears systemic and widespread: we can’t trust the police to tell the truth."
"Justice is impossible if we cannot trust police forces to tell the truth. The remedy I’m about to propose should not be difficult for any government to adopt. It offers, I think, the only chance we have of addressing what seems to be an endemic problem: anyone who works for the police and is found to have made false statements – to the prosecution, the defence, the courts, parliament, public inquiries or the media – should be sacked. No excuses, no mitigation, no delays. It sounds harsh; it’s not nearly as harsh as a system in which the police malign both the living and the dead, and use the law against innocent people in order to protect themselves."
Hear, hear.
False Witness
Posted on April 12, 2011 by George
"Justice is impossible if we can’t trust the police to tell the truth."
"The problem appears systemic and widespread: we can’t trust the police to tell the truth."
"Justice is impossible if we cannot trust police forces to tell the truth. The remedy I’m about to propose should not be difficult for any government to adopt. It offers, I think, the only chance we have of addressing what seems to be an endemic problem: anyone who works for the police and is found to have made false statements – to the prosecution, the defence, the courts, parliament, public inquiries or the media – should be sacked. No excuses, no mitigation, no delays. It sounds harsh; it’s not nearly as harsh as a system in which the police malign both the living and the dead, and use the law against innocent people in order to protect themselves."
Hear, hear.
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