tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post7237053123656461893..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: False confessions, coercive interrogations, hardly a new problem Gritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-69758983827802303742017-10-22T14:14:25.360-05:002017-10-22T14:14:25.360-05:00False confessions are one thing. What bothers me i...False confessions are one thing. What bothers me is when they rat on members of their own set. Nothing worse than a snitch!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-14175289708543002142017-10-09T14:30:45.071-05:002017-10-09T14:30:45.071-05:00"...These are not new problems, for the most ..."...These are not new problems, for the most part; the broader public has only become newly aware of them..."<br /><br />This begs the question(s)...for those people who HAVE known about the problem for the past decade(s), why has nothing been done about it? Does it become a problem to solve if and only if the Public becomes aware of it? There are investigators who have known that the technique was highly questionable, yet there has been little movement to get it debunked as a technique. There are investigators that KNOW it is coercive, but use it anyway.<br /><br />Then, why use it? Because there is no repercussions for the investigator using it. No penalties. Oops. Oh well. Can I get my paycheck now?<br /><br />We need to bring in negative incentives for this type of shoddy work -- a hefty fine for each investigator involved in coercing a false confession. Say, $10,000 per case, per interrogator. That should light a fire under their dimmed brains.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-72360443975137728792017-10-09T10:18:18.784-05:002017-10-09T10:18:18.784-05:00In my opinion: the fault falls in the lap of the p...In my opinion: the fault falls in the lap of the prosecutor. If he followed his Oath of Office and attempted to do his/her job properly for the people to be safe from the criminal - real Law would prevail. Today it is all about revenue, climbing the ladder and many other benefits that the people pay for (in more then one way).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-90971775123276583232017-10-09T08:11:17.337-05:002017-10-09T08:11:17.337-05:00Too bad every falsely accused or falsely convicted...Too bad every falsely accused or falsely convicted person can’t have journalist expose their case. Reforms are needed to get criminal case files into the public’s hands after conviction. TPIA doesn’t always work in this context. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-32755023394746991032017-10-09T06:31:12.889-05:002017-10-09T06:31:12.889-05:00Were it not for the extensive training I received ...Were it not for the extensive training I received in the Marines on withstanding POW interrogation, I too would likely have given a false confession. Ironically, the fact of my resistance to Reid technique interrogation, the investigators were more convinced that I am a criminal genius and went about manufacturing evidence to give to a prosecutor.Steven Michael Seyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07809935502307219692noreply@blogger.com