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[-] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 3 points 5 months ago

People also admit to many things they never did while in custody.

Do people? Is that the thing?

Okay. Um, while in custody I never ... hopped on one leg.

But why is admitting to things we've never done in custody a thing?

[-] GojuRyu@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

I do not ageee with the poster you respond to, but false confessions are a serious problem. Often (in the US) they arise from hours long interrogations without a lawyer, in which police are allowed to lie about the evidence they have. This leads to situations where a suspect feels like they are done for even if they didn’t commit a crime. When a plea deal is then put in front of them which they are told would be much preferable to getting sentenced without it, they sign and admit to a crime they never committed. It shouldn’t happen but is a thing that unfortunately does occur.

That said, I doubt it being the case here.

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