Anyone besides me been in a police lineup?

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Yeah...I was single...yep, me too..I was dating at the time..amoung other things.



Bobbi

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Among other things? I'm scared to ask!


Chuck

I'm not... What kind of things?

I miss Lee.
And JP.
And Chris. And...

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Yeah, I was unable to pick someone out of a photo lineup once too. There was some pressure -- "are you SURE" etc. Unfortunately, I was quite sure.

I was a food stamp worker at the time, and I was quite sure that this guy was scamming me, and trying to get food stamps for free ($350 worth -- not just a whole lot). He had all the (minimal) paperwork and the (lame) story and I just didn't believe him. So I went to tell my supervisor (who didn't like me) that I was planning on denying him. She instructed me to grant him instead. So, well, I granted him, and made it clear on the case record that it was by specific direction.

About 4 months later the police came by with a picture -- turns out he'd done all of the food stamp offices in Houston (8) in the same day. This was before realtime computer updates, so we had no idea. However, as I said, I was completely unable to pick him out of the lineup. Dammit. I sure felt good with that statement in his case file, though.

The vast majority of the food stamp frauds that I had were either nasty, or pimps, or nearly poor enough to get food stamps anyway. It's a pretty low-rate crime.

Pimps always had "loan notes" from a number of girls. Always. And they just never had enough money to pay them back. But man they must've been nice -- friends gave them toilet paper, soap, and let them stay at houses without paying rent

Wendy W.

There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown)

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Yeah...I was single...yep, me too..I was dating at the time..amoung other things.



Bobbi

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Among other things? I'm scared to ask!


Chuck

I'm not... What kind of things?

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Aw shit! Thank God, I wasn't drinking something when I opened that! (maybe... she'll tell us!)


Chuck

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Aaaah geez guys...you KNOW a lady doesn't kiss and tell.

Lets just say I was young, nieve, wild, and living miles away from any family. And I also found out thru that experience in my life that my wit and charm can take me very far, indeed.

Bobbi

A miracle is not defined by an event. A miracle is defined by gratitude.

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...and, you've come a long way, baby!


Chuck

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I know I shouldn't think that kind of thing is funny, but *damn* is that funny (since nobody even tried to hurt anyone)!!!

Walt

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Aaah shucks, Big Guy!!!


Bobbi

A miracle is not defined by an event. A miracle is defined by gratitude.

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The one at night was kind of scary at the time but then when I got to work I just laughed my butt off about it. I was kind of afraid to walk to work alone after that for a while but I got over it by carrying a knife with me. Plus I looked super cool. The other one was just plain hilarious!

Then again, if someone did that to one of my friends kids or to my cousins or something I'd be pissed.

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Sounds like something out of the Usual Suspects.

Nowhere *near* that interesting, but it was kinda funny.

Walt

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It's true! ...and you're welcome!


Chuck

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The one at night was kind of scary at the time but then when I got to work I just laughed my butt off about it. I was kind of afraid to walk to work alone after that for a while but I got over it by carrying a knife with me. Plus I looked super cool. The other one was just plain hilarious!

Then again, if someone did that to one of my friends kids or to my cousins or something I'd be pissed.

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I wonder if, he'd be so quick to do that after a 'quick neutering' with that knife of yours?


Chuck

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asked me if I wanted to be in a police line up.

No friggan' way! Do you realize how often victims identify the wrong person as the perpetrator of the crime? You're likely to end up under arrest for something you didn't do.

No way I'm putting my life on the line in that crap shoot.

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asked me if I wanted to be in a police line up.

No friggan' way! Do you realize how often victims identify the wrong person as the perpetrator of the crime? You're likely to end up under arrest for something you didn't do.

No way I'm putting my life on the line in that crap shoot.

Are you kidding?!!! You post in Speakers Corner all the time. Now *that* is really dangerous stuff!!!

Walt

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asked me if I wanted to be in a police line up.

No friggan' way! Do you realize how often victims identify the wrong person as the perpetrator of the crime? You're likely to end up under arrest for something you didn't do.

No way I'm putting my life on the line in that crap shoot.

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You have good reason for concern, John!
I've been told by police investigators that, the 'worse witness is a first-hand witness'. Too often, innocent folks are picked-out in a police line-up. We can always hope, the police investigate further.
Your only hope would be that Slappie or Walt would be in that line-up with you! Hell, you got a 50 - 50 chance!
(I think, i just started some shit... Chuck hauls ass!)


Chuck

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Funny story (if a little long);

I was once in a police line up, was complete bull really, me and some friends went out for someone's birthday came home pretty wasted and on the way home Isupposedly vandalised someones car (I didn't).

Well 4 months later I was called in for a lineup, the woman trying to ID me lived 200 yards from my home, I walk past her house at least 3 times a week. For a start how could she not pick me out.

Well I am sure not a lot of people don' know this (and it might be UK specific), but the defendent and his attorney get to look through the lineup and remove anyone if they don't like how it looks.

At the time I had a goatee and glasses, well they had pulled in a make up artist to do the beards (wouldn't have know unless they told me), but the glasses just looked stupid, I was 20 at the time so of course wearing designer frames, 8 of these guys had huge specs on, it was rather comical. I picked out one guy and said "he was the only person to come in with glasses on" (of course he was), wasn't exactly rocket science to work out that she only had 2 to choose from.

Well turns out they had no other frames, so to make it "fair", is how my attorney put it, I wore some big daft glasses. Sat there in this line up couldn't see a damn thing.

End of they day she said it was between me and this other guy that was looking at her all the time (tip for you, if you go to pick someone out of a lineup don't wear bright clothes and stand near to the glass). My attorney had it thrown out as she wasn't sure, he rocked tbh really new his shit.

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This thing happened to me again when my best friend and I were walking in broad daylight down the street only this time it was a really hot guy in a truck and he was totally naked and choking the chicken. I didn't bother calling him in this time. It was just too funny to see in daylight with a friend.

whew thanks for not reporting me... I mean my friend. my friend did that. (whew)

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Too often, innocent folks are picked-out in a police line-up. We can always hope, the police investigate further. Your only hope would be that Slappie or Walt would be in that line-up with you! Hell, you got a 50 - 50 chance!

If I'm standing next to Walt, my chances are probably even better than that - Walt looks a lot more like a criminal than me. (GD&R)

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Not in a line-up. The closest to that is when I "assumed the position" against a police car with my hands on the roof and my feet way back and apart so I could be searched. Fortunately I had done nothing (honestly) so I was let go.

Cheers,

Richards

My biggest handicap is that sometimes the hole in the front of my head operates a tad bit faster than the grey matter contained within.

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Too often, innocent folks are picked-out in a police line-up. We can always hope, the police investigate further. Your only hope would be that Slappie or Walt would be in that line-up with you! Hell, you got a 50 - 50 chance!

If I'm standing next to Walt, my chances are probably even better than that - Walt looks a lot more like a criminal than me. (GD&R)

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Ha, ha, ha! You got that right! You look fairly innocent next to Walt!


Chuck

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Too often, innocent folks are picked-out in a police line-up. We can always hope, the police investigate further. Your only hope would be that Slappie or Walt would be in that line-up with you! Hell, you got a 50 - 50 chance!

If I'm standing next to Walt, my chances are probably even better than that - Walt looks a lot more like a criminal than me. (GD&R)

Are you kidding?!!!! That's a HUGE understatement!!!!

It's not that I really look all that criminal, but more a matter of you looking incredibly respectable.

You're good looking. You like dignified and smart and responsible and trustworthy and like you actually care about things. It doesn't matter what you are like on the inside. When I see you, the first thought that goes through my head is something like, "Shit--I don't know what he does for a living, but I'd be ok with him doing brain surgery on me!". You just have that look.

I, on the other hand, have nearly every character flaw known to mankind and look like it.

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Yes, standing next to me you will never be the one who gets arrested!

Walt

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Dude, if they pay people to do that, I am so down.

Seriously.

In college trying to pay for skydiving, scuba, let alone food, I tried many quick, easy and often very interesting ways of making a buck.

Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.

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...In college trying to pay for skydiving, scuba, let alone food, I tried many quick, easy and often very interesting ways of making a buck.

what's blood go for nowadays?

My reality and yours are quite different.
I think we're all Bozos on this bus.
Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239

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Plasma is the real $-maker! But, unfortunately due to low blood sugar levels, I was unable to complete said plasma donation The fruit juice they gave me was free, though!

Edited to add: As a sidenote--having viewed the 20 or 30 people in the plasma donation room....I will just say, Lord please spare me from EVER needing a plasma donation!

Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.

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I used to take part in drug testing for awhile (yes, I was both young and stupid). However, my blood pressure is pretty low, and I was too hard to stick, so they quit using me.

Then I had to go get a real job.

Wendy W.

There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown)

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I even considered being an egg donor---at the time my description was in high demand. But, then I read about the hormones. Yikes!

None of my ideas lasted more than a thought or first try. I ended up resulting to actually working (swim instructor) and selling just about everything of value I had (who needs a bunch of stuff to lug around when you're in college?). I did NOT charge any of my hobbies to a credit card. That's just how I roll....

Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.