Most people have heard that you should always tell the truth. First of all, it is the right – moral – thing to do. The Ten Commandments in the Ninth Commandment states, “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.” We all know that Abraham Lincoln was called “Honest Abe” because his reputation was that he would not lie.
My parents taught me to always tell the truth. In Boy Scouts, you learn that a Scout is trustworthy. “A Scout tells the truth. He is honest, and he keeps his promises. People can depend on him.” I’m proud of the fact that my father is an Eagle Scout, so is his brother, and my two brothers as well as me. Currently, there are a total of five Ebbinghouse Eagles. We are soon going to have two more. (Two of my nephews have completed the requirements and passed the Board of Review for Eagle Scout.) You are dead wrong if you think for a minute that I am in anything other than the business of telling and presenting the truth.
Second, in lawsuits one thing that has to be determined is whether someone is lying. In fact, many jurors will tell you that the one thing they are really trying to find out is, “Who is the liar?” Don’t expect to win a lawsuit if you lie. Yes, sometimes people are not liars when they are not accurate about what occurred. Some people have different perceptions of the facts, forget something and are not completely accurate because they did not remember everything in detail. However, jurors are looking for the liar. If they find someone who is a liar or whom they suspect is a liar, they lose their case. The quickest way to lose a case is to lie. Liars are not winners, they end up losing their case.
Many people believe that folks who file a claim or sue someone are out to get something for nothing. Unfortunately, the bad apples who do lie make getting justice difficult for those who truly have legitimate claims. For a disgusting video of people who are liars and deserve every minute they spend in jail, you can watch a video clip of them in the act of committing insurance fraud. Those are not the kind of people I represent.
You must always tell the truth. It is the morally proper thing to do. Honesty is always the best policy. By telling the truth, a jury will feel confident that you are someone who can be trusted. You will avoid losing your case because of something that could have easily been prevented by always telling the truth.
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