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libtodeath

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4. Depending on the crime and charge

Reply to Are_grits_groceries (Original post)

Mon Feb 27, 2012, 11:54 AM

Feb 2012

they might be encouraged to plead guilty and accept a few year sentence rather then risk a trial and face a long sentence.
This would apply to emotional (sex abuse) cases where a jury will have a hard time finding a person innocent no matter what the evidence is.

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Why Do Innocent People Confess? [View all] Are_grits_groceries Feb 2012 OP

Fear and intimidation are useful tools to our overlords. Lint Head Feb 2012 #1

Yep, scarey stuff onlyadream Feb 2012 #2

Everyone needs to go to YouTube and search for TlalocW Feb 2012 #3

Here's the whole video Morning Dew Feb 2012 #11

Depending on the crime and charge libtodeath Feb 2012 #4

It's a very odd thing treestar Feb 2012 #5

Ever heard of the Reid technique? TrogL Feb 2012 #6

Cheney water boards them. HopeHoops Feb 2012 #7

Police threatened this man with imprisonment and rape if he didn't confess so he did NNN0LHI Feb 2012 #8

Torture. Iggo Feb 2012 #9

Torture. Rex Feb 2012 #10

Amazing (and very scary) Frontline on this. Highly recommended - cbayer Feb 2012 #12