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Freezer
Since: Jan, 2001
8th Oct, 2017 03:52:04 PM
My name is Freezer and my anti-drug is porn.
Freezer
Since: Jan, 2001
8th Oct, 2017 03:55:00 PM
Though both of these cases would also fall under Artistic Licence – Law. If for no other reason than admissibility is determined by attorneys and judges, not cops.
My name is Freezer and my anti-drug is porn.
In "The Tape Recorder" episode of The Andy Griffith Show, Opie and a friend go into the jail cell and record a bank robber's confession, but since Andy wasn't present, he doesn't listen to the recording, but erases it as inadmissible evidence.
Also, in "The Stakeout" episode of Sanford and Son, the police use Fred's home for staking out a dealer of stolen goods; Fred goes over to the suspect's apartment and records the conversation on tape, but the officers dismiss it as inadmissible hearsay because none of them were present to hear the recording in person.
What trope would cover these situations where someone tries to record a conversation, only to have the recording dismissed as inadmissible due to no officer being present?