Re:Richard Feynman Put Himself on the FBI’s Do Not Call List
by pkaeding on Wednesday January 04, 2017 @02:45PM
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I'm not familiar with this particular case, but innocent people confess more frequently than you might think. Investigators put tremendous pressure on suspects during interrogation, and they can often feed details of the case to the suspect, resulting in a 'detailed confession'. Many times, the investigator is not intentionally trying to get a false confession.
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Re:Richard Feynman Put Himself on the FBI’s Do Not Call List
by pvg on Wednesday January 04, 2017 @03:57PM
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That's not the case here and you can simply google the guy, his case is famous. He confessed voluntarily, likely because he was tipped off and knew he was already exposed. After serving his time he continued his life in East Germany. There is no doubt whatsoever he was a spy and he never disputed it when no longer under duress.