View source for RCMP manipulatively misrepresented Supreme Court privacy ruling

== Summary ==

Investigators repeatedly misrepresented Supreme Court ruling ''"R. v. Leipert"'' as being a detriment to the legal system, deterring potential tipsters and manipulating anonymous informants into identifying themselves.{{PC19970206}}

== Detail ==

The lead RCMP investigator assigned to Lisa's case misrepresented [https://www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/1997/1997canlii367/1997canlii367.html ''"R. v. Leipert."'']

== R. v. Leipert ==
[[File:Fb20220203a.png|right|(False claim by RCMP) Facebook post on behalf of Muntener: <q>Crime Stoppers and Nanaimo RCMP don't work together anymore … If you report a tip to Crime Stoppers, the police won't look into it…</q><br>This was posted by Cyndy Hall on behalf of Nanaimo RCMP Cpl Markus Muntener.<br>Facebook: Thurs, Feb 3, 2022 (Cyndy Hall Photos)]]
[[File:Call-CS-collection.png|right|thumb|300px|<small>Collection of media articles|Collection of 23 newspaper clippings advising the public to contact Crime Stoppers with information about Lisa's disappearance. Several articles include a promise of anonymity and/or mention a potential reward.</small>]]
<pdf width="350" height="450" itle="R. v. Leipert, S.C. 1997">File:R.v.Leipert-1997.pdf</pdf>
[[File:BC-govt-says-call-CS--thumb.png|thumb|right|<small>Excerpt of BC government website, ''"How to report a crime anonymously"''</small>]]

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== See Also ==

* [[Lead investigator: "RCMP no longer works with Crime Stoppers"]]

== Sources ==
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[[Category:Lisa's List of Fifty]]
[[Category:RCMP impeded investigation]]
[[Category:RCMP vs Crime Stoppers‏‎]]
[[Category:RCMP spread misinformation]]