perjury does "mostly" deal with a formal proceeding. Texas covers us with a charge of giveing a false statement to a peace officer. you can ask all your LEO friends and they will tell you the same...get it all in writing. once she puts it on a sworn statement and signs it. it had better be true. if you prove it to be an intentional distruth, charges are filed. I worked for a sheriff once that when someone would come in and complain on the deputies, which are usually bogus to begin with. he wouldnt take the complaint unless they wrote it out on a sworn statement and signed it. most of them would retract their complaint before making it. if you sign a statement and its a lie, you just commited a felony.
Something as big as a rape accusation would normally go before a grand jury for a sealed indictment rather than getting a normal warrant. if the accuser testifies before a grandjury in order to charge the accused and lies, its perjury. if a police officer lies under oath, its aggravated perjury. where is the injustice their...lol
That makes sense. I think the change I would like to see, is that penalty for giving a false statement, should equal the penalty for the accused crime. Or maybe just cut of their hand, or a few toes... you know, just enough to make sure they tell the truth,
