Well,
this commentary fits well with the documentary I watched today in my other government
class, “Grave Injustice”. They both correlate with false accusations of crimes
they didn't commit and spend years behind bars for no reason. Not enough evidence was gathered for these men to be placed behind bars. According to the
Austin Chronicle, a case involving a husband who falsely confessed to murdering
his wife but later getting exculpate due to lack of evidence. When it comes to the criminal system, I believe
that there are flaws in the way criminal cases are handled. To the unfortunate,
many people get nervous and scared whenever they are interrogated by police for
a crime they never committed. They might say or do the wrong things that would
only lead the police in believing that they have their suspect. Although innocent,
one might just end up in prison because of the psychological manipulation by
law enforcement throughout their entire investigation on their suspects. I myself had got in a similar situation; I got
pulled over by several APD finest officers in South Austin years ago and was questions
and accused of having warrants out for my arrest for beating family violence.
Although false, they were trying to manipulate me to see if I confessed to
anything. Knowing I was innocent, I denied involvement with any crimes they
claimed I have done. They were confident I had drugs and my vehicle and I was
searched without my consent. Knowing they were in the wrong, they let me go
with just a warning. Like the article states, “once a confession is made, it’s
incredibly powerful…” knowing my rights, I did not confess to anything to those
idiots if I was clearly innocent. The preferred interrogation method in the
United States is the Reid Technique. The major problem here is that it is being
used against innocent people way too much leading in false accusations and
confessions. I believe when people see authority
in uniform, they get nervous and lead law enforcement the wrong direction.
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