I just read Framed by John Grisham and Jim McCloskey…and it’s insane how far the police and prosecution will go to “save face”.
There’s one story in that book where the actual murderer came in to the police station AND CONFESSED with details that only he could have known, because he felt guilty about the wrong person being tried for the murder…and prosecution continued on the innocent person, while the actual murderer was ignored.
It’s an enraging read. I actually had to put it down a few times, because I was so frustrated.
And, of course, as bad as it is that these innocent people are being prosecuted (and some even executed), another problem is that the actual murderer is still roaming free…and many of these crimes are now unsolved, because the police were so focused on the innocent person that they ignored everything else.
Sometimes they invent crimes that didn’t happen. You could say they’re creating crime.
I’m pretty sure that they’re frequently creating crime.
Whether making it up on the fly, or accusing perfectly innocent people of wrongdoing, or… There’s a long list…
I just read Framed by John Grisham and Jim McCloskey…and it’s insane how far the police and prosecution will go to “save face”.
There’s one story in that book where the actual murderer came in to the police station AND CONFESSED with details that only he could have known, because he felt guilty about the wrong person being tried for the murder…and prosecution continued on the innocent person, while the actual murderer was ignored.
It’s an enraging read. I actually had to put it down a few times, because I was so frustrated.
And, of course, as bad as it is that these innocent people are being prosecuted (and some even executed), another problem is that the actual murderer is still roaming free…and many of these crimes are now unsolved, because the police were so focused on the innocent person that they ignored everything else.
They create a scenario in their mind that they think happened, then look for evidence and suspects that fit the story.
Happens far too often.
A hypothesis to investigate isn’t a bad idea, that’s the scientific method. Staying married to it at all costs is a major problem.