tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post7791542011673529089..comments2024-03-28T00:27:14.676-07:00Comments on Irons in the Fire: I can only think of one real reason why the EffingBIFirehandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04562365951182027709noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-10122357706296132452010-07-09T04:25:08.714-07:002010-07-09T04:25:08.714-07:00I'm surprised at the claim that cases were los...I'm surprised at the claim that cases were lost because of the lack of a recording. The only times I know of that a court was skeptical of the FBI's interview notes was when the defense managed to unearth multiple versions of them...<br /><br />I wonder if Martha Stewart would have been convicted if the jury had heard her actual words rather than the fibbies' written version.<br /><br />But yes, if your goal is only to convict the actually guilty, recordings would be helpful.markmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-30259647795787915882010-07-08T17:45:17.439-07:002010-07-08T17:45:17.439-07:00I think the reason is, "anything you say can ...I think the reason is, "anything you say can be used against you in a court of law." Not "used for your benefit", but against you.<br />Once there is a recording, context can be argued, or all comments by the accused, much like the other photos by the photographer in Anatomy of a Murder.Windy Wilsonnoreply@blogger.com