On 28-1-2010 1:29, Jim Henderson wrote:

> Once a month I meet with our local police liason officer (in fact, I meet 
> with him tomorrow night) as part of our local community organization.  He 
> often will tell stories after the meeting to those who are sticking 
> around about the dumb things people confess to.

That is why a confession is not enough to convict here. That has to be 
backed up with independent evidence. Sure that rule is sometimes not 
followed, but that can lead to later complications for the police or the 
judge. How often it gets uncaught I don't know for obvious reasons.

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