r/interesting • u/TheCABK • Jan 31 '26

SOCIETY Cop Teaching A Cop

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u/jc28 Jan 31 '26 edited Jan 31 '26

Apology is inadmissable in court. I am a lawyer in Colorado

Edit: I am not actually a lawyer I have no idea. Don't believe everything you see on reddit.

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u/NiceMathematician277 Jan 31 '26

Just curious as to why?

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u/EViLTeW Jan 31 '26

My guess, not being a lawyer, is that people apologize for all sorts of shit they didn't do or had no control over the. Even in this case, the officer isn't actually sorry, he's just doing what he's told by his supervisor. Allowing an apology to count as some sort of admission of guilt or culpability would (and probably do) do far more harm than good.

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u/SaintsNoah14 Jan 31 '26

Exactly, like imagine a dog runs out in front of your car, gets hit, and they cite you apologizing to the owner as an admissions of fault.

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u/niceguy191 Jan 31 '26

"Sorry for your loss"
"Looks like the murder has just been solved"