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It would be fine if they simply approached people and tried to rule them out, but due to the psychopathy in the justice department they often try to paint the p
by devoply 7y ago
It would be fine if they simply approached people and tried to rule them out, but due to the psychopathy in the justice department they often try to paint the people they find into the perp often hiding evidence that exonerates them.. in other cases photo-shopping their face to cover up tattoos to make them look more like the assailant.
The issue is that prosecutors don't act in good faith... and because of that legitimate exercises maybe used against people in illegitimate ways.
- EpicEng 7y agoYes that sort of thing happens, but "often"? How often are we talking here? You make it sound like a common occurrence and I'm not convinced that's the case.
- nameismypw 7y agoWell, read a book, then. The origin and purpose of the police is to enforce slavery.
- michaelvoz 7y agoNo, that is patently untrue. Please provide sources for your claim.
- deogeo 7y agoHe did - the source is "a book". Assumedly The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
- devoply 7y agoOften enough. Like how many times is too many when we are talking about sending people away for years? If they find something that exonerates you, who is looking out for you, do you have the right to find evidence that clears you? Can you ask Google for such information? Anything they find can and will be used against you, and anything that clears you they are under no obligation to disclose. Does that sound like a fair bargain?
- EpicEng 7y agoof course frequency matters. Yes, it's awful every time, but it's a whole lot worse for society if it happens 10,000 times a day as opposed to once every 5 years
- gowld 7y agoSome links to peruse: https://www.innocenceproject.org/ https://www.innocenceproject.org/ https://www.innocenceproject.org/eyewitness-identification-reform/ https://www.innocenceproject.org/eyewitness-identification-r... https://www.innocenceproject.org/overturning-wrongful-convictions-involving-flawed-forensics/ https://www.innocenceproject.org/overturning-wrongful-convic... The National Registry of Exonerations: CURRENTLY 2,481 EXONERATIONS MORE THAN 21,890 YEARS LOST https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/browse.aspx?View={B8342AE7-6520-4A32-8A06-4B326208BAF8}&FilterField1=Contributing_x0020_Factors_x0020&FilterValue1=False%20or%20Misleading%20Forensic%20Evidence https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/browse.a...
- stevenjohns 7y agoHappened to me, so I can speak about this first hand. I fit the description: I was between 5'3" and 5'11" and my skin color can be described as "coffee with a touch of milk." Video evidence that showed, fifteen minutes before it happened, that I was 13km away at a wedding having dinner wasn't enough since I could have left immediately after the footage was taken and driven down. I still have video evidence of the senior detective basically instructing the witness to select me out of a lineup. They also whispered to each other throughout which I only managed to hear thanks to some expensive headphones I had. I made fake Facebook accounts and befriended all of the "witnesses" and victims. Beat the case on a technicality thanks to a post I found on Facebook by a eye witness. I'd still be in jail right now 9.5 years later. I'd say it happens extremely frequently, it's just that the people it happens to aren't as lucky as I am.
- LeonB 7y agoWow. Have you written about this anywhere else? Glad you’re free!
- stevenjohns 7y agoThank you. It's not something I'm particularly proud of or something I talk about - outside of my immediate family no one really knows all of the details, and only a handful of people outside of my immediate family know about it. It's the most traumatic experience of my life and had significant consequences on my mental health that still affect me daily. My blind optimism helped me through it, but it had really hurt my family too.
- LeonB 7y agoUnderstandable, it must've had a big impact. Good luck and I'm glad the optimism paid off!
- sgjohnson 7y agoYou agreed to the ID parade. The general rule is not to talk to the police at all. Ask for an attorney if you're being detained; leave if not.