Seems uncommon crashes are a common occurrence…when Lois Lerner’s involved.

Surprise, surprise…more computer crashes and emails lost…all tied to Lerner. It’s obvious that the IRS executive and her IRS cronies are obstructing justice.

Time to start playing hard ball.

In such instances as this, courts will rule ‘spoliation of evidence’, which “…occurs when an individual or entity violates its duty to preserve relevant evidence.”

(Besides, the ‘hard-drive crashed, lost my emails’ screed isn’t enough: IRS workers are also required, by law, to keep printed backup copies of all IRS-related emails.)

A court will assume that the ‘lost evidence’ would have been unfavorable to offending parties, and, therefor, justifiably presume guilt based on spoliation of evidence.

The law is clear, the acts were undeniably obstructive.

For their actions, every IRS employee involved should be held behind bars until the emails are presented to the court (or Congress).

If they can jail reporters who are merely protecting their sources…

…they can sure as hell jail IRS officials who are trying to hide their misdeeds.

As noted (here, and here), lower-level conspirators would have surely kept records to protect themselves, in case their boss tried throwing them under a (Congressional) bus.

A taste of prison food could be just the right motivator for producing ‘lost’ emails.

Invariably, one of the worms will turn.

(UPDATED – added link to IRS manual section requiring emails be printed)