Law & order: Special Victims Unit - "Cold" (spoilers)

[Mr. Laser Beam]

I would like to see Munch promoted to Lt and made the SVU boss

Remember the season premier? He's already *been* that. And he made it quite clear that he *hated* running SVU. He was only too happy to hand the command over to Cragen again at the end.

Hell, Munch only made Sergeant because he took the exam on a bar bet.

 

[Dayton3]

The show had some major problems:

1) Too damn similiar to Greens exit episode on "Law & Order"

2) It would've been much more dramatic Lake had simply turned out to be a cop gone bad

3) Why would Lake withhold the truth from Stabler and Benson? He shot at two people in self defense when lured there by someone claiming to have information about a cold case.

4) The tension between Stabler and Tutuola seemed to come completely out of nowhere.

 

[The Nth Doctor]

Agreed on all counts. And Green's swan song was much, much better.

 

[Dayton3]

I just gotta know.

Is this "48 Hour Rule" thing that Lake invokes really the law in New York City?

Can a cop suspected of a crime really shield themselves from questioning for 2 days?

It if is I'm beginning to understand why people in NYC seem to get pissed off at the cops a lot.

I'm generally on the side of the police, but such a rule if it exists seems to go a long way toward putting policemen above the law.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

Can a cop suspected of a crime really shield themselves from questioning for 2 days?

Lake has the right to remain silent, just like anyone else.

 

[Dayton3]

Can a cop suspected of a crime really shield themselves from questioning for 2 days?

Lake has the right to remain silent, just like anyone else.

The "Right to remain silent" begins when a person is in custody and/or under arrest.

It does not stop police from asking questions prior to this.

I was under the impression that the "48 hour rule" shields police officers from questions regardless of their legal status.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

^ Maybe it was because Lake didn't have a PBA lawyer handy to assist him?

 

[ATimson]

Is this "48 Hour Rule" thing that Lake invokes really the law in New York City?

Can a cop suspected of a crime really shield themselves from questioning for 2 days?

Apparently, if they felt the need to specifically make it illegal.

I'm generally on the side of the police, but such a rule if it exists seems to go a long way toward putting policemen above the law.

My understanding is that it doesn't affect criminal proceedings in any way, merely internal investigations. Officers don't have the right to remain silent in such investigations; they do have the right to counsel, though, the procurement of which is what the 48 hours are for.

 

[nx1701g]

^ Interesting that it's real. Especially since, as Elliot said in the episode, those first 48 hours are critical.

 

[DanCPA]

I would like to see Munch promoted to Lt and made the SVU boss

Remember the season premier? He's already *been* that.

That was a temp deal... I am talking about him getting the gig full time

 

[Aragorn]

Emh, do you know what happened to the Logan episode?

 

[The Nth Doctor]

Seems to me it was a foiler, unfortunately. Sorry to raise expectations.

 

[nx1701g]

I would like to see Munch promoted to Lt and made the SVU boss

Remember the season premier? He's already *been* that.

That was a temp deal... I am talking about him getting the gig full time

I think that the character wouldn't like that too much. I think that Belzer also asked for more limited appearances.