tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post1785142380688322542..comments2024-03-29T10:24:43.685-04:00Comments on SleuthSayers: Lies, Lies, LiesLeigh Lundinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-42833810351504758722016-09-05T22:49:42.281-04:002016-09-05T22:49:42.281-04:00Elizabeth, I agree… If someone tells me how honest...Elizabeth, I agree… If someone tells me how honest they are, I check if my wallet is still in place.<br /><br />A repeated theme of The Closer and Major Crimes dealt with authorities' right to lie. I can't recall the details, but the IRS went to court over their right to lie. The court set some limits but allowed lies in certain circumstances. Scary.Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-65184192383337253792016-09-05T13:01:43.572-04:002016-09-05T13:01:43.572-04:00Whenever you're talking to or writing about a ...Whenever you're talking to or writing about a cop, remember cops are allowed & even encouraged to tell lies.<br /><br />I've known several ppl in my lifetime who told me they never lied. Actually, I didn't ask, they just decided to tell me that. And every one of those ppl turned out to be a big-time liar.<br /><br />So when I met & started dating my husband 17 years ago, I gave him a few little tests to find out whether he was a liar or not. He passed all my tests & I've still never caught him in a lie.<br /><br /><br /><br />Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00239163766419735693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-61523411856059426532016-09-05T11:30:23.175-04:002016-09-05T11:30:23.175-04:00Long ago, I met a woman of some fundamentalist off...Long ago, I met a woman of some fundamentalist offshoot who very much believed that lies were weapons in the Lord’s quiver. Even worse was the cult called something like Children of God that practiced ‘flirty fishing’… prostituting for religion. The idea was to pick up a guy, sleep with him and invite him to attend the church.<br /><br />A good friend talks about media ‘click bait’, the tendency to lead with headlines or sound bites instead of facts. I’ve written about lying lawyers (all 3 disbarred), so you know my feelings on the topic.<br /><br />The Ten Commandments seemed pretty clear, but a certain political advisor of recent times, from his university days, squelched the truth with a vengeance. He damaged not only the other party but honorable members within his own. One of the web sites like Politifact dug into the reputed lies of a current candidate, noting that the candidate had actually been cleared of nearly all accusations. Politifact concluded this particular candidate was actually one of the most honest of politicians… but who wants to hear that?<br />Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.com