Perhaps some "Verbal Jujitsu" would be in order?
http://www.alpharubicon.com/prepinfo/verbaljujitsugoshin.htm

I had noticed that LEO's tend to have a certain mannerism when conversing in an offical capacity but had never quite realized why before...

Perhaps OBG can give us some insight?
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- Tom S.

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