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by Kris Kringle on April 12th, 2008
Never, I believe that confessing a crime you didn´t commit is commiting another crime.
by bigdada on May 6th, 2008
Yes, every time you sign your tax returns.
by claymore04 on July 18th, 2008
No way. I once confessed to having a cigarette in my room that was my step-brothers and I thought my Dad would take it easier on me. I thought wrong.
by Tex on May 18th, 2008
No, but I could (and I have,) accept a plea bargin in order to get the charges dropped for the crime I didn't commit, when dealing with a jackass district attorney just out to make a name for himself and not concerned with the people he prosecutes.
by Roselynn...unregistered text offender... on April 19th, 2008
I have.
And never would again.
~+~
by Someguy on April 19th, 2008
It totally depends on the circumstances, but no, in general, I would not. Even if it meant a longer prison sentence.
by jeanie16 on April 6th, 2008
I was going to say no straight away, but then, maybe to save your child you might ...............
by Kyogre-Stataen on April 6th, 2008
Maybe by words I can, but for something I did not commit, the inside of my heart has a different beating rather for a crime that I did commit. It would be difficult to justify the situation.
However, a confession is something that people may likely believe on, especially if it's a crime.
by jehan60188 on April 6th, 2008
Depends what's on stake.
If my confessing to a crime would save another innocent person from extreme pain, then I would consider it.
by Jecks on April 6th, 2008
No.
Ive had people blame me for things i didn't do, and even though it may be easier to say i did it, i refuse to.
by JessicaElizabeth on January 27th, 2009
Police have an interrogation technique that can stimulate false confessions, they force you into a thinking "well I must have done it." There fore yes, if I didn't know better I'm sure we all could. They do it though lack of sleep ad food and also manipulation.
by punkymoo on May 18th, 2008
no way!
by haggis on May 11th, 2008
i wouldn't want to but if i were being tortured and my life depended on it i might. who knows.
by Jo on May 11th, 2008
I'd like to say that I could never do this, but I would be lying. If I was being tortured, I would have to say that I probably would end up caving and telling them what they want to hear so that the pain would stop.
But other than that, I would never, not even for someone I loved, admit to a crime that I did not commit.
by king of ellipses on May 3rd, 2008
I guess I'd probably have to if Rumsfeld and Cheney were in charge of organizing my interrogation.
by vin on May 3rd, 2008
i guess i could if you wanted me too..
by curious on April 19th, 2008
Nope
by Froggy on April 19th, 2008
I don't even want to confess to the ones i do commit !
by Carrot and Stick on April 12th, 2008
No.
I would feel sorry for the person, (if close to me) should they be arrested. I would support the person in question, but would never take the rap for something I did not do.
by Beer Nuts on April 12th, 2008
Only to spare someone in my family, and then would be depending on what they did and how bad the penalty.
by bruceytom on April 12th, 2008
All but one of the answers that have come in so far have been good. True, anyone could fold under enough pressure and torture, but generally, i must say no. I have been twice accused of crimes i didn't commit and been interrogated extendedly, but i didn't confess because to do so would be just as dishonest as refusing to confess to a crime one had committed.
Lying is lying. Whether you falsely accuse yourself or someone else makes little difference. Put another way, it would be the same as bearing false witness.
by PokkiTokki on April 12th, 2008
I could. But why would I?
by Doggie S on April 12th, 2008
No.
It would be unfair to me in particular and the justice system in general. It's actually allowing the real culprits to remain free. That's the greatest injustice of all.
by notquitered on April 12th, 2008
No. I get that some people do to spare a loved one but WOW is that the ultimate in codependency. We have become a conutry of people unwilling to take responsibility for their own behavior (I did it cause mommy was mean).
by Babe5612 on April 8th, 2008
I don't think I could. I really don't understand how it happens at all. I know it does happen, there are many many examples of it. But Really, I don't get the concept of "I told them what they wanted to hear, just so they would let me go home"....hello, if you confess to a crime, they generally don't let you go home, they let you go to jail!
by danny1 on April 8th, 2008
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by Gi57 on April 6th, 2008
No. I have never been able to understand how someone could, but then I've never been interrogated. Police have used tactics such as loss of sleep, denial of food, holding off on giving water. After awhile, some people get very afraid and will say anything to make the torture stop.
by Blackope-Knowledge is Power on April 6th, 2008
Not if I were accused of a crime I did not commit. If my children were accused of something they did not do and I was afraid for them, I might do it. It all depends. May not be the most logical thing to do, but that is the extent I think I could go for my child.
by Sheriff Raff -Answerhag on April 6th, 2008
If I was being tortured and harrassed for hours upon end there is no telling what nonsense I might agree to say to get some relief.
by Anonomous on April 6th, 2008
No way! I have way too much to lose!
by Alec Sinclair on October 10th, 2009
I could, but I wouldn't for that would break my honor.
by philosopher-saint on June 23rd, 2009
If I *really* dug prison 'activities'?
;-)
by CatLover-The Original is Proudly Canadian on March 5th, 2009
If I had a good enough reason for doing so I could.
by Born In Disguise_x on March 5th, 2009
Sure I could, but I wouldn't be stupid enough to do it. Why the heck would I want to get in trouble? Let alone for something I didn't even do?! As far as I'm concerned, if anyone ever asks me to cover for them, they're going to have no chance of that happening.
by princesscountrygirl on February 20th, 2009
Only if it was to protect my family.
by Anonymous on January 30th, 2009
No, I wouldn't.
by Sourgirl Cobain on January 30th, 2009
No I don't think I could, but keep me up for 36 hours straight, threaten me, deprive me of food and water, and torture me? Well I'd tell you I killed Jimmy Hoffa!
by Teri on September 24th, 2008
No I wouldn't although I carry guilt for everything anyway....I think it was the few years I was brought up Catholic...
by Salty Light on September 23rd, 2008
could I : yes
would I : never
by The Infamous Johnny on September 19th, 2008
only for three people
my two best friends who have helped me through
and my amiga that i love and swore to protect
by playboy88201 on September 19th, 2008
Im sure, but why would you want to do that?
by Scott D - ex-QnA on September 14th, 2008
I might confess to a parking ticket, but unless my life or the lives of my loved ones were at risk, I would not confess to anything I had not done. It is just not in my nature.
by what on September 14th, 2008
No way,well some do it to cover things up.
by Ananamiss on September 6th, 2008
Owen Knight did it on the Bold and the Beautiful to protect Donna Logan! LOL Just kidding....
It would have to depend on the situation, I guess.
by strawberry_shake on July 24th, 2008
If my life is threatened or my family yes. Or under torture i might.
by Theby on April 19th, 2008
I could but I wouldn't.
by Ananamiss on August 27th, 2009
No, I am not a good liar.
by Samgie on October 8th, 2009
Only if it meant saving my childs life or similar/
by Universe Of Life on August 27th, 2009
To help someone I love, or a child from grief ... Yes!
by bubblegum on August 27th, 2009
if it helped someone i loved.
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by Suspira on October 14th, 2009
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by Kris Kringle on December 8th, 2009