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Probably coulda used an example that isn't itself a fourth amendment violation that essentially requires perjury to accomplish. Also less euphemistically called evidence laundering. Not really a neutral example.


A more charitable case is that the source cannot be disclosed because it's an undercover agent or informant. What the parent describes is indeed evidence laundering.


I was in fact thinking of informants but was a bit fuzzy on my facts so I demured. Sorry it came out a bit of hashed.


So are you going to go out and commit a crime because a random person used a crime as an analogy?


I’ve done it over less.


If I look in your back yard right now, will I see a stolen giraffe?




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