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I have been thinking a lot about crime lately. Seems to be a lot of it. I read this article which was a real eye-opener. It seems that there are a lot of mistakes made by law enforcement when it comes to obtaining eye-witness testimony. They tend to coach the witness and sometimes they are not aware of the impact of their statements on the fairness of the trial of a suspect. I think some cops just get tired of not getting a conviction and they screw over the suspect...and some of them spend many years in prison but were not guilty of the crime...just a bad legal system. Below is an article worth reading.
"Psychological Science and Eyewitness Identification and its Impact on Police Practices and Policies" American Psychological Association 2020 vol. 75 number 9 Gary L. Wells author
"In 6734 criminal suspect line-ups witnesses identified the wrong person as guilty 23.7% of the time."
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