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Re:Jonathan Smith walks free after 21 years of wrongful impr... by jmcgough on Thursday April 22, 2021 @02:12AM (#26899334)
As someone who listens to true crime podcasts, there are loads of people who brag to their friends about committing a crime they didn't do.
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Re:Jonathan Smith walks free after 21 years of wrongful impr... by MomoXenosaga on Thursday April 22, 2021 @01:31PM (#26905431)
People literally confess crimes during interrogation that they didn't do. I know of a case we're they worked on someone for 15 hours straight and the poor sod just confessed because he wanted it to be over. Not everyone is a trained spy or psychopath.

A confession should never be the sole evidence of convicting anyone.

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