if so , do you know of cops that have ever made false affidavit for probable cause for search warrant? Does it happen often? if so , why?
2007-03-21 17:04:55 · 5 answers · asked by rick s 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
TY all for some good answers. If one was to look at my answers history, It would become obvious of some legal problems going on with me . But I would like to say that I respect the man that patrols and polices or communities. I can see how we as a whole, have depended more on authorities to resolve just about everything lol. I wonder how much of the job feels more like a babysitter or nursing home rather than it's purpose. Well ty and keep it real guy's .We are americans , and remember times are getting tough for the majority of us. It will be cause for those to do what normally would'nt be. I know cops dont get paid well so realize you to may soon be in the act of ?!
2007-03-21 22:28:29 · update #1
I am, and all the guys i have personally woked with are...However, I had an old partner of mine, went to a different unit and his partner was a bad cop...he got busted. Which is what every bad cop should get. Most of us took the job to put away bad guys, not become one.
2007-03-21 17:30:28 · answer #1 · answered by zebj25 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
A false affidavit is perjury and a crime. I've certainly known overzealous cops that have tried that and watched them be fired for it.
Writing an affidavit is an art from. A detective I knew once wanted to search a suspect's house for some stolen items, but he had no probable cause. He went to the suspect's house and was allowed inside to talk to the suspect, who refused to allow a search. The detective looked for anything that would support a search warrant. He spotted a half burnt marijuana cigarette in an ashtray. He said nothing to the suspect but returned to the station and wrote up an affidavit for a search warrant for drugs in the home, citing that he had seen, in plain view, marijuana. The affidavit did not say anything about the very small amount. The judge granted the warrant. The search was done, the small butt was seized, the rest of the house was searched for any other marijuana, and surprise, surprise, all of the stolen items were found. The warrant was upheld in court.
Was the detective dishonest? There was marijuana, just like the warrant said. There is no requirement to state how much there was. Was the warrant just a pretext to search for the stolen items? Certainly, but the warrant was valid on its face. The detective was inventive but not dishonest.
2007-03-22 03:07:55 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
My dad honestly was. He's retired now. He got screwed by politics. They didn't like him because he was honest, but the former sheriff liked him because dad made it where the sheriff didn't have to come into work very often. (He was the chief deputy). He did the speed limit. He obeyed the laws. He got on his subordinates when they didn't obey the law. Most of the police officers, however, are not honest. I wouldn't be surprised if they did make false affidavits. But please, don't lump all of them together. Not all of them are like that.
But then the republican party got to choose a new sheriff, and they screwed him over. (He was good enough to act as the sheriff but not get the pay. He was good enough to train the new sheriff but not good enough to be the sheriff). Politics suck!
2007-03-22 00:17:14 · answer #3 · answered by ♥Catherine♥ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i m not sure but i just ahd to say that your avatar looks like "Dog" the bounty hunter!!!! lol
2007-03-22 00:17:14 · answer #4 · answered by goldie 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
lol, honest cop, that's the best oxymoron i've ever heard! thanks for making my day!
2007-03-22 00:08:17 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 10⤋