Why Police Lie Under Oath

Does lying start at the top?

Ray Kelly: Until recently the Police Commissioner of New York
City. He repeatedly claimed there were no quotas for 'Stop and
Frisk.' He wasn't telling the truth. (Photo by US Department of
Homeland Security)

“Police officer perjury in court to justify illegal dope searches is commonplace. One of the dirty little not-so-secret secrets of the criminal justice system is undercover narcotics officers intentionally lying under oath. It is a perversion of the American justice system that strikes directly at the rule of law. Yet it is the routine way of doing business in courtrooms everywhere in America.” - Peter Keane, a former San Francisco Police commissioner.



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