I heard about a guy in my country who admitted to have murdered someone
but the police couldn’t prove he did it - so he walked.
They then later found the real killer. the first guy “confessed” to it because he thought he didn’t have any other way out.
The police have to prove it - a confession can be unrealiable
at least where i live. in the US people are threatened with prison-time by the police, just to force a confession, so they can close the case and move on. Even though the police doesn’t throw people in prison… a judge does.
Yes this only works in the US. No matter what they say, the only words that should be coming out of your mouth is “I would like to speak with a lawyer”. And then close your mouth. Police in the US are allowed to lie to you to get the information they* need, but asking for a lawyer right at the start shuts the entire conversation down before they even get a chance to do so. In the US.
Depends where you live
I heard about a guy in my country who admitted to have murdered someone
but the police couldn’t prove he did it - so he walked.
They then later found the real killer. the first guy “confessed” to it because he thought he didn’t have any other way out.
The police have to prove it - a confession can be unrealiable
at least where i live. in the US people are threatened with prison-time by the police, just to force a confession, so they can close the case and move on. Even though the police doesn’t throw people in prison… a judge does.
Yes this only works in the US. No matter what they say, the only words that should be coming out of your mouth is “I would like to speak with a lawyer”. And then close your mouth. Police in the US are allowed to lie to you to get the information they* need, but asking for a lawyer right at the start shuts the entire conversation down before they even get a chance to do so. In the US.