# Police action on anonymous tips (aka "my B.S. meter is pegged")

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-action-on-anonymous-tips-aka-my-b-s-meter-is-pegged/284758>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 14, 2005, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-action-on-anonymous-tips-aka-my-b-s-meter-is-pegged/284758 "2005-01-14T20:05:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mathochist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c89c15/32.png) [@Mathochist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mathochist)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2005, 9:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-action-on-anonymous-tips-aka-my-b-s-meter-is-pegged/284758/21 "2005-01-15T09:02:06Z")

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> [@Duke of Rat](#):
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> I always thought I had the right to face my accuser…

And those ellipses lead into “in court”. The state can build its case in various and sundry ways, but if they want a conviction there are more stringent rules of evidence. Until the tipster enters a court and offers sworn testimony he’s just a tipster, not an accuser.

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