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Re:LAPD officers told to collect social media data on every ... by suifbwish on Wednesday September 08, 2021 @07:00PM (#28464119)
That’s an interesting one. The validity of your past statements ultimately rests on whether you understood what you were being asked. If someone does find themselves having talked it seems at least a court in the US would throw out the “statement” if you had a good lawyer. This is why people are often acquitted when a witness either changes their story or becomes non credible. Besides if the court believe that someone is lying in any way, nothing about their testimony can be trusted
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Re:LAPD officers told to collect social media data on every ... by thephyber on Wednesday September 08, 2021 @10:15PM (#28465468)
> This is why people are often acquitted when a witness either changes their story or becomes non credible.

Citation needed.

I would argue that charges are more likely to be dropped, but juries overwhelmingly convict (something close to 98% of all cases that make it to a jury trial IIRC).

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