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To: one_less who wrote (14284)	6/11/2007 2:12:02 PM
From: epicure	Read Replies (1) of 14758

Here's a fascinating report on police perjury: ncjrs.gov The numbers who would lie are very high. I don't think belief in an afterlife or eternity probably has much impact on lying- because we know that if police follow normal statistics most of these folks are religious, and from what I remember of the statistics of police, it tends to draw a more religious population that the country at large. Apparently, though, reminding officers constantly not to embellish does have some impact- so perhaps lying is such a natural function of being human that constant reminding- secular or religious- is the only thing that can tamp it down a little- although clearly it does not eliminate it. It's probably a little like noticing your breath- if I remind you to notice it, you will, for a little while, but pretty soon you will forget. Even if it were critical for your religion that you notice your breath, you probably wouldn't be able to keep it in mind. Constant reminding would be the only thing that would work- and it wouldn't matter if the reminder was your boss or you religious leader, it would probably have about the same impact.

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