Joe Ligon: America's 'longest juvenile lifer' on 68 years in prison

Re:Joe Ligon: America's 'longest juvenile lifer' on 68 years... by contriban on Saturday May 15, 2021 @02:01PM (#27167434)

I think such a grave accusation will bring you to write a story into your permanent memory due to how many times you have to repeat it and go over it. If you go to prison, it’s also the last story of your free life. Once inside, your brain will probably be stuck in a loop over what you could have done differently that could have avoided your current situation.

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Re:Joe Ligon: America's 'longest juvenile lifer' on 68 years... by boomboomsubban on Sunday May 16, 2021 @12:23AM (#27171213)

There's no such thing as a "permanent memory," each time you relive it it's liable to get warped by your thoughts at the moment. Decades of thinking "I must have done something to deserve this" are likely to make the memory of his role in events worse.

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Re:Joe Ligon: America's 'longest juvenile lifer' on 68 years... by vladTheInhaler on Sunday May 16, 2021 @01:30AM (#27171436)

That's exactly what happens. See for example the murder of Helen Wilson [1], for which six (!) people were falsely convicted, because they were manipulated into forming false memories.

[1] www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/06/19/remembering-the-murder-you-didnt-commit

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