Criminal Justice: Wednesday

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Gibbs breezed into the classroom just as the bell rang. "Sit," he ordered everyone in the classroom. "No talking."

He took a long sip of coffee as he waited for the class to settle in. "Last week you 'caught' the bad guy. Today we talk about interrogation. There's two categories of interrogation. The first category is strictly about gathering information. Here you interview everyone. Friends. Family. Co-workers. If the damn cat can talk, you get a statement. When you do this pay attention to their answers. Ignore nothing. Someone uses a funny word choice? Make a note of it. Someone makes an off-hand comment? Note it. After you're done with these interviews? Verify everything. Why? Because people lie and usually they're pretty crappy about covering it up."

He took a breath and another couple of gulps of coffee. "The other type of interrogation is the kind you always see in cop shows. When you have evidence on a person of interest you get him or her and bring him into a room. Then you let that person sit and stew for a bit. Unless the person is a sociopath, this is usually the best way to loosen 'em up. Then you go in and you be intimidating. You're not the friendly guy with notepad taking a statement. You have evidence. You line it up in front of him. You tell him you think he's guilty and you nail him to the wall with it. Doesn't matter if the evidence is shaky. He doesn't know that. Even if that person isn't guilty he or she might let loose a bit of information that'll help with the case. If you make them cry and they are innocent? Too bad. The case is what matters."

Gibbs then gestured at his students. "Pair up. Time to see what you got and if you paid attention."

[Wait for the OCD is up]

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Sign-In

[famous-gut.livejournal.com]

Do it right. Or there's dopeslapping

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[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

Dinah Lance.

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[oops-mbad.livejournal.com]

Diana Hansen

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[armybrat-lois.livejournal.com]

Lois Lane

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[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

Merlin

Lecture

[famous-gut.livejournal.com]

Listen. Chat. Wonder what the heck Gibbs is talking about.

Re: Lecture

[armybrat-lois.livejournal.com]

Man, Lois hoped she wasn't going to have to flash her boobs again this week just to get information.

Eh, who was she kidding, it was kind of fun.

Re: Lecture

[momslilassassin]

Ben knew exactly what Gibbs was talking about, which was why the skin around his eyes looked so pinched.

Gibbs wasn't mentioning the...messier...side of interrogation.

Interrogate

[famous-gut.livejournal.com]

"Pick a side," Gibbs said putting down a set of six cards. If you are the interviewer you have have three cards to choose from."

He held them up to see. On them were written "DNA", "Financial Records", "Eyewitness identification".

"Pick two of those cards. Those are what you brought the person in on. If you are the one being interviewed then you choose one from these cards."

The cards read "Innocent, Innocent but you know something about the case, Guilty."

"You know the three suspects we have for the case," Gibbs continued. "The stalker, the guy who took pictures of the victim, and the guy's girlfriend. Pick a role and make things up as you go along."

Re: Interrogate

[sonofmogh.livejournal.com]

Worf frowned at the card he picked. He did not like the idea of being guilty. At. All.

Re: Interrogate

[guardianborn.livejournal.com]

Rose's idea of interrogation was punching someone until he gave up the goods. She was trying to bear in mind that that probably wasn't what the teacher was looking for.

She approached Worf, trying to loom as much as someone so short could. "Give me one good reason I shouldn't throw you in jail forever right now!"

Re: Interrogate

[sonofmogh.livejournal.com]

"I cannot. I am guilty," Worf replied. "So I belong in jail or executed for my crimes."

That brought an irritated sigh from the instructor. "Worf! You're supposed to hide the fact you are guilty."

"Why would I bring further dishonor by doing that?" Worf asked.

"Just do it!" Gibbs ordered.

"I am innocent," Worf said with an irritated scowl. "If you wish to challenge me on my claim you must be prepared to do battle."

"WORF!"

"Provide evidence," Worf grumbled.

Re: Interrogate

[guardianborn.livejournal.com]

Rose didn't mean to start laughing, but her pretending-to-be-stern facade cracked as laughter bubbled up. It took a moment to remember what she was supposed to do.

"I have a witness who saw you leaving the scene of the crime!" She argued. "You killed her."

But Worf's sulking was too funny and she started snickering again.

Re: Interrogate

[elephantgadget.livejournal.com]

Helen read her card. Innocent, but she knew something about the case. Interesting.

Re: Interrogate

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

Dinah grabbed DNA and Financial Records, then looked around for someone to interrogate.

Re: Interrogate

[famous-gut.livejournal.com]

"Pick one Lance," Gibbs called out.

Re: Interrogate

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

Wincing, Dinah put down the Financial Records and nodded. "Okay!"

Re: Interrogate

[oops-mbad.livejournal.com]

Diana plucked out an "Innocent but you know something about the case" card and sat around waiting for a partner.

The TA's

[famous-gut.livejournal.com]

Who can interrogate each other all they want.

Re: The TA's

[momslilassassin]

Ben was listening very carefully to other people's interrogations.

Talk to Gibbs

[famous-gut.livejournal.com]

Who's always available for your questions.

Re: Talk to Gibbs

[momslilassassin]

"Sir?" Ben said quietly. "I can't do this."

Re: Talk to Gibbs

[famous-gut.livejournal.com]

Gibbs gave him a curious look. "Why the hell not?"

Re: Talk to Gibbs

[momslilassassin]

"I've been on the losing end of a few too many interrogations," he said. "In my galaxy, they don't stop at yelling."

The OOC:

[famous-gut.livejournal.com]

I have absolutely nothing clever to say.