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10. Before the crime. Cops claim he may have disguised it with makeup

Mon Aug 19, 2019, 12:21 PM

Aug 2019

and it sounds like they don't have enough other evidence and depend on the fact that he looks like the perp but with tattoos.

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Witnesses said a bank robber didn't have facial tattoos. So police digitally altered [View all] IronLionZion Aug 2019 OP

Not the only mug shot digitally altered by Portland police dalton99a Aug 2019 #1

As more and more of these kind of stories come out Proud Liberal Dem Aug 2019 #9

Um...wow. Downtown Hound Aug 2019 #3

how is this any different than planting evidence? Takket Aug 2019 #4

Evidence tampering of any sort is a pretty serious crime... Wounded Bear Aug 2019 #11

"should" is the key word IronLionZion Aug 2019 #24

When did he get the tatoos? Sanity Claws Aug 2019 #5

It is almost beside the point. Voltaire2 Aug 2019 #8

Before the crime. Cops claim he may have disguised it with makeup IronLionZion Aug 2019 #10

The make up cover up was my first thought. littlemissmartypants Aug 2019 #28

If the police claim to do this "all the time" Proud Liberal Dem Aug 2019 #6

it feeds imprisonment for profit Hermit-The-Prog Aug 2019 #25

Which is also, obv a bad thing Proud Liberal Dem Aug 2019 #26

K&R This is worse than a DWB (Driving While Black) violation... real Cannabis calm Aug 2019 #7

K&R... spanone Aug 2019 #12

Courts have ruled that police are allowed to lie. Caliman73 Aug 2019 #20

Just thought of this Proud Liberal Dem Aug 2019 #27

Police are legally allowed to lie at any point except when under oath. Progressive Law Aug 2019 #34

Creating circumstantial evidence bucolic_frolic Aug 2019 #14

Meanwhile, the real robber goes free! N/t TexasBushwhacker Aug 2019 #15

Why is this not a no-brained? Get the lead out Judge. Auggie Aug 2019 #16

What's that saying? SCVDem Aug 2019 #18

The tattoos are before the crime. Police think he disguised it with makeup IronLionZion Aug 2019 #21

I sat on a jury somewhat similar to this case. displacedtexan Aug 2019 #23

changing appearance to match the testimony of a witness Skittles Aug 2019 #29

It's in the article IronLionZion Aug 2019 #33