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Have there been any notable cases where a criminal forced an innocent person into falsely confessing for their crime?. (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by x4740N@lemmy.world to c/askhistorians@lemmy.world

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I'm wondering if there have been any notable cases historically where a criminal blackmailed a innocent person to confess to that criminals crime.

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[–] slazer2au@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

There was a story a couple years ago of a police officer making a mentally disabled person admit to a crime they didn't commit because he has been grilled by the cop for several hours and just wanted to leave and get his medication.

[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

om gestures to US cops I imagine yes very much so

[–] PlantJam@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I assume they meant the criminal responsible for the crime, not just any criminal in uniform.

[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

True but same point applies, for one the practice of planting evidence on suspects is routine in corrupt US police departments, where do those evidence plants come from then...?

https://www.themarshallproject.org/records/4692-cops-planting-evidence

[–] x4740N@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Yes you are correct