The movie ‘The Usual Suspects’ has a great interrogation scene.
The detective says to the suspect, “The first thing I learned on the job, know what it was? How to spot a murderer. Let’s say you arrest three guys for the same killing. Put them all in jail overnight. The next morning, whoever is sleeping is your man. If you’re guilty, you know you’re caught, you get some rest – let your guard down, you follow?”
When the whole Larry Craig fiasco came out, I thought back to that scene.
For a while, this story was all the media was reporting on. Larry Craig, senator from Idaho, was arrested after an officer investigating lewd conduct was tapped on the foot, allegedly, apparently, by Mr. Craig.
Craig pled guilty to a misdemeanor on August 8th after paying $500 in fines.
And later, when it came to light, a spokesperson for Craig said it was a big “misunderstanding”.
Huh? A misunderstanding. But he pled guilty. Why would he do that?
Craig later said, “I should have had the advice of counsel in resolving this matter. In hindsight, I should not have pled guilty. I was trying...