What do you mean we can't make stuff up in court?

This feels like a page from a comedy script except it isn't a script. Orange County social workers falsified evidence and hired people to pretend to be neighbors of a woman to remove her kids from her home. Lawyers for the county argued there was no way to know that lying to the court was wrong. Ninth Circuit court basically calls them dipshits. A quick Google search shows this has been going around for a while. I guess this case was about whether the employees were immune from being sued.

The article is very editorialized but it includes a transcript that is very telling.

Judges Reject Orange County's Claim That Social Workers Didn't Know Lying In Court Was Wrong

 

"The court finds you guilty of undeniable dipshittery."

 

And hopefully, some sort of contempt.

 

Not enough pop-ups at that site.

 

It's hard not to write a one-sided story when there's only one side ...

 

It's a cultural thing, you wouldn't understand

 

Depends on what your definition of "is" is.

 

Almost as ridiculous: circuit court hearing arguments rather than denying appeal on its face.

 

Sorry to hear this practice may be shut down. I think I could make a pretty good career as a lying pretend neighbor.