Plea Bargains and False Confessions

For my readers who may not be familiar with what exactly a plea bargain is, please refer to the following:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSZZXgevT7k

http://www.libertyforlife.com/~clive/coppercards/coppercards/member_cards/criminal/cc_pela_bargain.htm


I think that the Michael Crowe case, as well as the more infamous West Memphis Three debacle are perfect examples of not only the incompetence, but of the consistently venal nature of our legal system. This is to say that a lot of the time a police force is more concerned with closing a case than they are with solving it.

Watching the Michael Crowe interrogation is disgusting; seeing trained professionals successfully obtain a false confession is sickening to me.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0tdOWZK4AA


http://truecrimezine.com/michael-crowe-false-confession/

The West Memphis Three case is an example of both false confessions and plea bargains. While the Alford Plea is not typical of the plea bargain cycle it DOES illustrate the system's self-image of infallibility. Much has been said about the WM3 case and I am not going to rehash it here. If any reader wants more info, please refer to the link below or email me and I'll tell you all about it. joshmaddog1976@gmail.com

http://www.wm3.org/CaseInfo

These are not the only cases where police or district attorneys fabricated or knowingly misrepresented facts. Again, it seems to me that a lot of the time there is more concern with closing a case that getting to truth. justice is sacrificed to a legal system that in my very humble opinion is anything but just.