[Respond Code Three]

That is what I was asking. At which point did the police lie? Did they lie when they admittedly bluffed Zimmerman? Or did they lie on the stand when they testified believed his story, and testified that the evidence matched his statements?

It would be a waste of time to have some of these people on this thread as detectives. They would simply sit there and take the word of a murderer or rapist and not try to shake his story.

[Lurker]

” At which point did the police lie? “

When they told Zimmerman they had video of the incident. That was a lie.

[Cyber Liberty]

So you admit cops lie all the time in the interrogation setting. Well and good, you say. What happens to a defendant if it turns out he lied during the course of your interrogation? The lie is inconsequential, he lies to protect, say, a affair he was having. But he told you, a detective, a lie. What would you do to him?

No harm, no foul, a laugh and slap on the back when you find it out? Or do you charge him with obstruction? It's your decision. I bet it matters if you personally like the liar.

This is what is pissing off the civilians...the imbalance of power. You can lie like a rug to beat the band, but a little person cannot, not even about little things. It gets worse: Contrary to what you've been implying, a cop will lie on the stand, under oath, if he needs to in order to obtain a conviction. I've known people who have worked in courts daily as support personnel, and they've seen it so you cannot deny it happens.

Rule of thumb about Judges: A Judge who used to be a defender will lean to the prosecution because he's sure the defendant is lying. A former prosecutor will lean to the defense because he knows the cop is probably lying. And you wonder why you get a lot of skepticism?