- Texas Tribune: Inmate's case adds to debate on recorded interrogations
- Chicago Sun-Times: False confessions not a relic of the past
- Charleston Gazette: Buffey case shows why W. Va. must record police interrogations
- Boston Globe: A lesson from Central Park rape case: Police interrogations should be videotaped
- BBC: Japan Crime: Why do innocent people confess?
Thursday, January 03, 2013
False confession roundup
Several recent items related to false confessions deserve Grits readers' attention:
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Hey Grits, today's challenge is addressed to anyone with a heartbeat.
*As Grits points out - "Recording interrogations is one of the reforms suggested by the Timothy Cole Advisory Panel on Wrongful Conviction that the Texas Legislature still hasn't passed, but legislation has been filed again for the 83rd session."
With that, simply create and / or sign a Petition (or do something, anything will do) addressed to the farts in the Texas Legislature - demanding that they 'Pledge' on the record to get it done or get the hell out of the way. Get it done means, file some bills that don't cherry pick for reforms and then pass them. Asking them to call for press release(s) and 'Name' those that vote against them (law enforcement / criminal justice system reforms).
*Recording / documenting everything from the moment of arrest, pre-inspection of detainees prior to being put in police vehicles, Miranda, phone call(s), clear thru to the reading of the jury's verdict (or the reason(s) why one is being advised and allowed to TapOut) is what should have been agreed to in the begining in order to cover it all. But for some reason the rest of the shit didn't seem important?
Despite this, let's consider doing something besides the same o same o. We can get some Real Bills filed & passed but it'll take some balls and brains to get our demands heard. Thanks for playing and if you are a taxpayer, thanks for picking up the tab.
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