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Crime Stoppers Chief Eats the Evidence
NBC ^ | 3/14/14

Posted on 03/15/2014 4:35:33 AM PDT by SoFloFreeper

The executive director of Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers is facing up to two weeks in jail on a contempt of court charge for stuffing an anonymous tip in his mouth instead of handing it over to a judge Friday.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: crime; liars; privacy; trust
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1 posted on 03/15/2014 4:35:34 AM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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To: SoFloFreeper

He did good. I don’t know what the crime was, but too many judges are bought off these days. Too good a chance that they’d find Mr. Anonymous floating in the river.


2 posted on 03/15/2014 4:43:21 AM PDT by Jonty30 (What Islam and secularism have in common is that they are both death cults)
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To: Jonty30

“He did good.”

I think so too. He was true to his word to those who would give tips.


3 posted on 03/15/2014 4:45:53 AM PDT by beef (Who Killed Kennewick Man?)
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To: Jonty30

“He did good.”

Yes he did. He is a good boy.

Got the get paid. Got to get paid.


4 posted on 03/15/2014 4:49:21 AM PDT by FAA
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To: SoFloFreeper

Candy wrappers come out of my dog the same way they went in.
Is this guy sitting on a bucket in jail?


5 posted on 03/15/2014 4:59:52 AM PDT by Average Al
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To: Average Al

Pretty sure this evidence would count as “tainted” after a trip thru the large intestine.


6 posted on 03/15/2014 5:12:30 AM PDT by Flick Lives ("I can't believe it's not Fascism!")
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To: beef

Bingo! When the court is contempible, the rational response is contempt. This applies to Congress as well.


7 posted on 03/15/2014 5:36:55 AM PDT by Jabba the Nutt (You can have a free country or government schools. Choose one.)
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To: SoFloFreeper

There is so much to be defiant towards nowadays. It’s cool and admirable .


8 posted on 03/15/2014 5:46:34 AM PDT by equaviator (There's nothing like the universe to bring you down to earth.)
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To: Jabba the Nutt

“Bingo! When the court is contempible, the rational response is contempt. This applies to Congress as well.”
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I agree, we are heading down a slippery slope to disaster.


9 posted on 03/15/2014 5:59:29 AM PDT by mongo141 (Revolution ver. 2.0, just a matter of when, not a matter of if!)
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To: SoFloFreeper

“...to turn a blind eye to a flagrant refusal to honor a court order, and give more value to an individual’s opinion on what is right..”

No your honor...he was honoring a promise.


10 posted on 03/15/2014 6:27:58 AM PDT by moovova
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To: SoFloFreeper

Why would he even bring it into the courtroom then?


11 posted on 03/15/2014 6:30:07 AM PDT by AppyPappy
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To: SoFloFreeper

I could see that greasy attorney, or the judge being bought off by some drug cartel and giving the name of the tipster.

Even if they aren’t corrupt, they could likely be taught to sing out the name while having their fingernails ripped out.

The judge is a moron for not thinking about that.


12 posted on 03/15/2014 6:39:46 AM PDT by Beagle8U (Unions are an Affirmative Action program for Slackers! .)
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To: Jabba the Nutt

to quote my brother during one of his many divorce proceedings..

“I have nothing but contempt for this court”...


13 posted on 03/15/2014 7:05:01 AM PDT by joe fonebone (a socialist is just a juvenile communist)
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To: Beagle8U

Did you consider the reason for the Judge’s ruling? What if this is false information. What if it is completely made up for the benefit of CrimeStoppers? I have witnessed this happen many times with real police and other organizations.
There is money involved and thus it has the possibility of corruption from the start. If this person is a paid employee of any org. he should be fired for disregarding the Court Order. When you make up information to “make your own Probable Cause” you are part of the problem.
That said, Defense lawyers are usually scum so they could be practicing witness intimidation in a “roundabout” manner.


14 posted on 03/15/2014 8:45:49 AM PDT by DrDude (Does anyone have a set of balls anymore?)
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“Did you consider the reason for the Judge’s ruling? What if this is false information. What if it is completely made up for the benefit of CrimeStoppers?”

Did you consider that the only way to know for sure would be to put the formally anonymous tipster on the witness stand?

A piece of paper would prove nothing, and the only possible reason the judge/attorney could need to see it is to put the person on the stand.

Nobody could be convicted based solely on the tip, the evidence would have to prove guilt.


15 posted on 03/15/2014 9:29:22 AM PDT by Beagle8U (Unions are an Affirmative Action program for Slackers! .)
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To: Beagle8U

You answered my question with your own. If this “alleged” tip is false it could still lead to the probable cause to gather other evidence. You are correct that the person would not have to testify. Convictions are not the same as arrests. It is still very costly to fight charges.
Again, follow the money. If this person is paid, as are most Crimestoppers Units, who is he/she to decide what they turn over. This is the same as some recent cases where Lab Directors have falsified evidence and thousands of cases are overturned. Should those Lab people make a rule they don’t have to give information to a Judge?


16 posted on 03/15/2014 10:00:37 AM PDT by DrDude (Does anyone have a set of balls anymore?)
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To: DrDude

If the person is never going to have to testify, what is the reason to see their name on the note?

No, they didn’t need to see it.


17 posted on 03/15/2014 10:07:40 AM PDT by Beagle8U (Unions are an Affirmative Action program for Slackers! .)
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To: DrDude
Again, follow the money. If this person is paid, as are most Crimestoppers Units, who is he/she to decide what they turn over.

Paid our not, as I understand it there is a contract between the person giving the information and Crimestoppes that the name of the informant will be withheld.

If those contracts are illegal, it should be established in a court of law.

18 posted on 03/15/2014 10:11:53 AM PDT by Balding_Eagle (Over production, one of the top 5 worries for the American Farmer every year.)
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To: Balding_Eagle

Makes no sense. Police can’t keep information confidential. It is called Discovery(Brady v. Md). Why should a paid clerk be able to keep criminal information confidential but a duly appointed law Enforcement Officer can’t?
Secondly, the Judge wanted to see the information IN CAMERA. That means only the Judge sees it. Not the Defense Attorney. Why would this person Not want to show it to the Judge. Probably made up. Fraudulent. It is called Official Misconduct. Much more criminal than Contempt.


19 posted on 03/15/2014 11:15:50 AM PDT by DrDude (Does anyone have a set of balls anymore?)
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To: DrDude
Why should a paid clerk be able to keep criminal information confidential but a duly appointed law Enforcement Officer can’t?

Because of the contract with the informant.

20 posted on 03/15/2014 1:07:27 PM PDT by Balding_Eagle (Over production, one of the top 5 worries for the American Farmer every year.)
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