tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post1816460167347796134..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Recording police interrogations makes loads of senseGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-35300569479614230862009-10-06T20:53:39.821-05:002009-10-06T20:53:39.821-05:00Great post. Not only does it again illustrate the...Great post. Not only does it again illustrate the problem of false confessions, but it also illustrates the problem that a good defense costs more money than most of us have. I have read that public defenders are often just plea facilitators because they lack the resources to put on a credible defense. That is just not right.<br /><br />ChrisChris Halkideshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14933976220776524122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-20874187017264119512008-07-08T12:03:00.000-05:002008-07-08T12:03:00.000-05:00Record Interrogations? What happens when those re...Record Interrogations? What happens when those recordings are "lost" or somehow damaged. Injustice can always find its way around things with very little accountability when it is coming from inside the system.<BR/><BR/>Again, it is all about convictions (or plea agreements) at any price. Doesn't matter if the accused is guilty or not. Elected officials need convictions to look good in the public eye. <BR/><BR/>As a law abiding citizen it scares me. All it takes is to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. We've seen it over and again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-64208363088340461482008-07-07T13:37:00.000-05:002008-07-07T13:37:00.000-05:00When i was on the bench we had a capital murder ca...When i was on the bench we had a capital murder case where the defendants had been arrested in San Francisco. This was "way back in 1999, I think, anyway the interrogation rooms had video tape recorders and it, IMHO, kept things on the level.<BR/><BR/>I don't know why this isn't done on a routine basis. It would seem to make sense to me.Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08076420833939935389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-311069602190191352008-07-07T13:36:00.000-05:002008-07-07T13:36:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08076420833939935389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-5465966331943678372008-07-06T17:09:00.000-05:002008-07-06T17:09:00.000-05:00Is there a way to look up how many people were for...Is there a way to look up how many people were forced to give blood on a suspected third DWI this weekend in Williamson County?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-90463654603490888192008-07-06T14:14:00.000-05:002008-07-06T14:14:00.000-05:00The police won't succeed if there is enough pressu...The police won't succeed if there is enough pressure put on them. The problem with this in Texas is our District Attorney's and Judges, they just want to win and the DA can maneuver the tape however it makes the person look guilty. This is done often and if there are not changes made and soon, the people of Texas are going to rise up and revolt and a lot of people are affected by the unscruplous acts commited by police, deptuties and Distric Attorneys with the full cooperation of the Judges.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-31769419764044063442008-07-06T05:12:00.000-05:002008-07-06T05:12:00.000-05:00The basic strategy for getting a false confession ...The basic strategy for getting a false confession is to convince the accused that the police have enough evidence to get a conviction -- despite the fact that he's innocent -- so that his choice is between getting convicted on all possible charges or admitting guilt to fewer and lesser charges.<BR/><BR/>This is not so different from getting a confession at gunpoint or holding his head underwater.<BR/><BR/>If the police are denied this strategy, they will have to find a workaround. What's scary is that they will likely succeed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com