Talk:Witness tampering

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I changed the bit about getting them to lie on the stand to influencing their testimony... Witness tampering can include perjury, but also can include outright refusal to testify or not telling the entirety of the truth.

[edit] cleanup-rewrite

Is this just a US term? If so, it should say so, if not, it shouldn't have a quote which appears to be part of US law. Is this even worthy of a wikipedia article? --Xyzzyplugh 15:14, 22 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] mass removal

Oops. I went after this with a butcher knife when I should have been using a scalpel, or at least a paring knife. Sorry for the bits that got cut inadvertently; I'll be more careful. --Doc Tropics Message in a bottle 22:57, 29 October 2006 (UTC)