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In Frazier v. Cupp (1969), the Supreme Court made it lawful for the police to present false evidence. “The victim’s blood was found on your pillow,” “You failed
by dfxm12 6y ago
In Frazier v. Cupp (1969), the Supreme Court made it lawful for the police to present false evidence. “The victim’s blood was found on your pillow,” “You failed the polygraph,”... are some common but brazen lies told.
The article goes on to to talk about a NY state bill that is trying to bar police deception in the interrogation room and require courts to evaluate the reliability of confession evidence before allowing it to be used.
If you want a justice system more based on finding the truth, you can ask your local politicians to to bring up a similar bill.
- lostcolony 6y agoThis. Lies like these may pressure someone to create a false confession to get a plea, because it sounds to them like despite not being guilty, they're going to be found guilty. That is a huge issue.
- nullc 6y agoIt's often coupled with a setup to get you to explain why the action (which you're now convinced you'll be found guilty of) wasn't really that bad... how it was self-defence, etc.
- cool_dude85 6y agoAnd if I'm not mistaken, can't the cops even testify about how you reacted to this kind of BS in your trial? "I told him the victim's blood was found on his pillow, and he barely even flinched. This guy was really cold-blooded."