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>>locopa+(OP)
A lot of folk tried to justify the situation as being not as bad as it sounded, citing the official narrative as a source of truth.

It's amazing to me that people will still trust police narratives.

>>chaps+81
It's the same in the UK. I first became aware of it after the Jean Charles de Menezes shooting. He was the innocent electrician shot in 2005 as part of a terrorism panic. Every detail released by the police to justify the killing turned out to be a lie. Having paid attention since then I've come to realise it is standard practice.

Police behaviour in public inquiries (usually stonewalling and obfuscating) has been so bad that the government has just passed a law placing a "duty of candour" on the police and other civil servants, with criminal penalties for serious breaches.

That was less than a month ago so we'll see how it works.

>>masfue+5h
Lying in an official statement is already an illegal act punishable by jail (Perjury act of 1911).

Don't hold your breath.

>>dghlsa+At
Duty of Candour is a lot stronger than perjury. You can obstruct an investigation in all kinds of ways without perjuring yourself (especially since the standard of evidence is quite high). Duty of Candour basically makes any kind of obstruction an offense.