COPTRICKS: EVIDENCE James Bauhaus © 2002
One of the most sickening things to read, hear or watch is a docutainment artist's exposition on "nailing their 'bad guy"' Sherlock Holmes style. While the major part of the audience is swept away in amazement at the super-sleuthing story that has only one ultimate conclusion, more experienced minds rage at the propaganda and are astonished that so many adults swallow this nonsense by the bilge-load.
Take one science magazine story featuring a 26 year old tree expert. The author marvels at his ability to agree with the cops who told him "We need a match on this poolcue found in somebody's head and splinters found in our target's car. Can you do it?" Of course he can!-despite the fact that the cops gave him only a small piece of the cuestick. The part he didn't see is the part containing the bite the cops took out of it with pliers. Routine cop technique is to send Officer Planter with the splinters to the confiscated house, car or boat, etc, days or weeks later for "Further Investigation" because it takes this long for cops to choose a convictable person from the hordes of possibilities. Bosscop then sends Officer Finder down to help Officer Planter, making sure he doesn't arrive too soon to find the splinters. This way he can truthfully testify "I found the incriminating evidence in Mr. Target's car!"
If the tree expert says "Yes, both samples are white pine, same as millions of trees worldwide" the cops go find another tree expert until they find one who will swear more forcefully that this sample came from that cuestick. Mr. Target, having spent his home, savings, car and boat on a lawyer who is not any type of expert, has no way to gainsay anyone the police bring in for paid testimony. The infinite tax resources of the State triumphs: Justice does not.
This is why you can see cops on TV gushing into the cameras, saying, "Copwork is the best work there is! I would pay them for this job!" Since most citizens are thrilled and eager to enthusiastically leap to help the cop machine that nails their 'bad guys', copwork is mostly just asking for 'cooperation' from a pack of salivating sycophants. No mystery to me why copwork is "The best job in the world!" Nothing could be easier than choosing the best yes-man to use.