I Don’t Trust Police Testimony. Can I Lie to Get on a Jury?

I Don’t Trust Police Testimony. Can I Lie to Get on a Jury?

Years ago, I happened to witness an incident in which police arrested a young Black student who was in a fight with a white student, who was not arrested. Subsequently I saw the boy being beaten in the back of the police car, and I, along with a teacher who was also a witness, took the policemen to court. After many delays and total denial by the police, we “won” our case and they were mildly disciplined. Recently I was part of a jury pool, and when we were asked if anyone had reason not to believe police testimony, I ...

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