Bill Clinton Scandal - SANITY CHECK Message Board

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Politics : Bill Clinton Scandal - SANITY CHECK

Public Reply Prvt Reply Mark as Last Read File

Previous 10 Next 10 Previous Next

To: Johannes Pilch who wrote (65135)	1/21/2000 11:07:00 PM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (1) of 67261

I did not especially follow this, so my recollection may be faulty, but it seems to me that Furman was recorded in the context of helping a scenarist for a movie or television show do background research, and that he used the language somewhat self- consciously as an example of street argot. In addition, he was speaking not of planting evidence specifically on African- American suspects, but of the lack of compunction that many officers felt in planting evidence if they were convinced of the guilt of a suspect, and afraid that the suspect would get off. I believe that it was unclear whether Furman was admitting to such behavior, or speaking "as if" he were a cop rationalizing it. Similarly, the evidence on the use of the "n-word" was introduced specifically to impeach his testimony that he had not used it in the previous several years, and to raise questions about veracity, although doubtless there was an expectation of shock as well. It was not clear from the situation in which he used it what it might or might not say about his own attitudes......But as I say, I may be mistaken......

Report TOU Violation

Share This Post

Public Reply Prvt Reply Mark as Last Read File

Previous 10 Next 10 Previous Next