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*[https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thesundayedition/the-sunday-edition-march-25-2018-1.4589621/michael-s-essay-when-the-police-give-false-testimony-in-court-1.4589643 CBC March 25 2018 Testilying] | *[https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thesundayedition/the-sunday-edition-march-25-2018-1.4589621/michael-s-essay-when-the-police-give-false-testimony-in-court-1.4589643 CBC March 25 2018 Testilying] In 2012, The Toronto Star published the results of an important survey the paper carried out looking at a number of trials between 2005 and 2012. | ||
It found that police regularly make inconsistent or false statements while under oath. It also discovered that disciplinary actions, including charges of perjury, are rarely taken. | |||
Cops lie for various reasons. In 2014 in Edmonton, a police officer was charged for lying under oath six separate times — in traffic court of all places. | |||
In Calgary, in August of last year, three cops charged with using excessive force to execute an arrest, were accused of lying. | |||
In Hamilton, in June 2016, an officer was convicted of lying and planting a weapon in a suspected drug trafficker's house. | |||
Lying by police seems to be most common in drug prosecutions. | |||
Having worked a case for weeks, sometimes months, the cops are naturally interested in getting a conviction. |