Criminal Justice: [5-27]
Wednesday, May 27th, 2009 12:55 amCriminal Justice: Class Three
When the class entered the Danger Shop today they'll find that it had been transformed into tactical room, complete with multiple wide screen televisions, theater seating and more computers than you could shake a stick at.
"All right," Gibbs said sipping from his ever-present coffee cup. "Last week you gathered evidence. For those of you who aren't law enforcement teenager freaks from the future, it should be pretty evident that evidence is everything. Mishandle one item of evidence and chances are some scumbag lawyer will get a guilty man off on a technicality."
Yes. He was giving hard looks at those students who claimed to be lawyers or lawyer-wannabees.
"This leads me to two additional rules. Number thirteen: Never, ever involve a lawyer. Because they're a royal pain in the ass and you'll never get any work done. The other rule is number eight: never take anything for granted. That means take everything you've gathered with a grain of salt. Whatever theories or thoughts you had about the victim, her lifestyle or the situation she died should never be considered concrete until all the work is done. Evidence can't lie but it's subject to interpretation. That's why when you're done gathering the evidence and the body you hand it over to the medical examiner and a forensic specialist to find out the facts. To help us out with the evidence we're going to have some assistance here."
Nodding at Ben to do... whatever technical thing needed to be done, Gibbs turned to the large video screen in the front of the room as some very familiar faces appeared.
( Well at least familiar to Gibbs... )
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When the class entered the Danger Shop today they'll find that it had been transformed into tactical room, complete with multiple wide screen televisions, theater seating and more computers than you could shake a stick at.
"All right," Gibbs said sipping from his ever-present coffee cup. "Last week you gathered evidence. For those of you who aren't law enforcement teenager freaks from the future, it should be pretty evident that evidence is everything. Mishandle one item of evidence and chances are some scumbag lawyer will get a guilty man off on a technicality."
Yes. He was giving hard looks at those students who claimed to be lawyers or lawyer-wannabees.
"This leads me to two additional rules. Number thirteen: Never, ever involve a lawyer. Because they're a royal pain in the ass and you'll never get any work done. The other rule is number eight: never take anything for granted. That means take everything you've gathered with a grain of salt. Whatever theories or thoughts you had about the victim, her lifestyle or the situation she died should never be considered concrete until all the work is done. Evidence can't lie but it's subject to interpretation. That's why when you're done gathering the evidence and the body you hand it over to the medical examiner and a forensic specialist to find out the facts. To help us out with the evidence we're going to have some assistance here."
Nodding at Ben to do... whatever technical thing needed to be done, Gibbs turned to the large video screen in the front of the room as some very familiar faces appeared.
( Well at least familiar to Gibbs... )
[OCD is up. NOW you can sign in.]