Would you lie under oath to avoid a prison sentence ?

Nightrider

Hello Ivana. I just have to add my two cents into this question here.

I am a Corrections Officer in a max prison for the last 19 years now. One of my favorite statements that I make to inmates and new Officers alike is "How can you tell an inmate is lying?" "His lips are moving".

Yes, I am being facetious, but not by much. The mind set of the criminal element is that they think that they can tell anything at all and get whatever they want. 90% of my listening skills is devoted to trying to determine a legitimate statement from a lie.

So, yes, convicts will lie to any extreme possible to avoid a prison sentence.

PS....I have over 2,000 inmates in my prison and if you ask each and every one, they will all tell you that they are completely innocent. It was someone else who happens to look like them, have matching fingerprints and matching DNA......BUT IT ISNT THEM.

Sorry for the jail house humor, but after a few years, you develop it to keep your sanity after you go home from work.

Best of luck and I hope this is useful to you

Darklight.

I didn't lie, I told the court what I did...

And quite rightly, got 9 months... I was the only guilty man in the prison!!

STAND2

I know a LOT of coppers that have done!...It,s ALWAYS worked for them!,..mind you..they have got the LAW on their side!

mud bug

Hell yea

Not To Serious

Weather you lie or not the DA will treat you as though you were lying anyways so I would probable lie.

blee

hell yeah :) have done before and will do again hehehe screw you system :Op

Shawntay S

hell yea and im a good liar might i add lol and no im not lying now

buggerlugs

er yes of course i would

cnalittlebit2002

no if you do the crime you will do the time

ALE

I think fear would make you lie even if you regret it after, personally, if I am innocent, I will say it out loud, and if I am not, I know I am not a good liar so I might as well say the truth.

Stephie

would depend, if i felt guilty about somehting serious probably not, but if it was somethign i though i was right about i probably would lie

joan k

I wouldn't but there are many people who would

finglas9

i would tell the truth. But, if i felt i was being stitched up then game on, i would lie to beat the liars.

robert c

Yes!!

ray7649

I am sure many people have before ,but if i was inoccent i would not lie .

frankturk50

Of course

docie555@yahoo.com

Well I did........................................ was charged - and three years in the prison system.

Not a good idea ---------------------but if your willing to take that kind of risk, you should be ready for the consequences.

wuz

.No I wouldn't lie on oath, but what I would do if I thought that I was going to be railroaded into prison when I was not guilty I would say under my breath "I do not" and then outloud the words "swear to tell the truth", I try to abide by all the rules but sometimes the people who supposed to abide by the rules do not, so for a time I abide by their rules and don't tell the whole truth.

fritya56

if people lie to get one .

Colt 45

No. If they found out you'd be charged with perjury and add time to your sentence. Stupid question...

Judges are well trained to suspect lying, it is not easy to fool a judge with telling a lie. The term is perjury; lie in testimony and statements. Get caught and you get in deep trouble with the law and courts. They do follow up on what you say to clarify if what you say is true or not.

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