More PC BS

[Dr. Evil]

Seattle Cops Can No Longer Use the Term "Suspect" [VIDEO]

 

[Criticalt]

Im a bit suspect of this article I suspect.

 

[ProgSpear]

I'm guessing "skells" is on the verboten list also.

 

[masterswimmer]

For a minute there I thought the article was gonna be titled, 'Seattle Cops Can No Longer Drink Dunkin Donuts'.

 

[spat]

Seattle Cops Can No Longer Use the Term "Suspect" [VIDEO]

They have been using the "person of interest" line for a long time to avoid some of the legal rights that attach once a person is considered a suspect. I think the rules relating to how they can be questioned changes for instance.

 

[masterswimmer]

Sounds an awful lot like semantics to me. If a person of interest is being questioned it sure sounds like they are a suspect. I mean hell, can't you have a dozen suspects in a case?

 

[spat]

Sounds an awful lot like semantics to me. If a person of interest is being questioned it sure sounds like they are a suspect. I mean hell, can't you have a dozen suspects in a case?

A material witness can be held indefinitely without ever being charged with a crime for instance, and doesn't get the same level of 5th amendment protection as a suspect who has been accused of a crime.

It is literally a case where the perpetrator has more rights than an innocent bystander.