XAVIER ALVAREZ is a liar. Even the brief filed on his behalf in the United States Supreme Court says as much: “Xavier Alvarez lied.” It informs us that he has told tall tales about playing hockey for the Detroit Red Wings, being married to a Mexican starlet and rescuing the American ambassador during the Iranian hostage crisis. But as the brief reminds us, “none of those lies were crimes.”
Another of his falsehoods, however, did violate the law. In 2007, while introducing himself at a meeting of a California water board, he said that he was a retired Marine who had been awarded the Medal of Honor (both lies). He was quickly exposed as a phony and pilloried in the community and press as an “idiot” and the “ultimate slime.”
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6 comments:
The police have a right to lie. The US Supreme court issued a ruling that “any law enforcement official can lie to a suspect in order to obtain a confession”.
nobody lies like the politicians, ie...social security lockbox, read my lips no new taxes, i'm for smaller government, i support freedom, etc...
I believe there is a right to lie sometimes.
Their ruling should be very interesting.
I believe there is a right to lie sometimes.
February 21, 2012 9:25 AM
God hates liars. Let your yes mean yes and your no mean no.
I agree with 8:24. The Supreme Court has said that officials of the government may lie in order to obtain information that may very well lead to a citizen's imprisonment or death. Now the government wants to criminalize a citizen telling BS crap to other citizens? Orwell was a prophet! I just would like how ol' Georgie could see so well into the future...
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