Could you confess to a crime you didnt commit?
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sophiesmom
ANSWERS: 58
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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.
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No way! I have way too much to lose!
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Depends what's on stake. If my confessing to a crime would save another innocent person from extreme pain, then I would consider it.
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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.
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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.
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I was going to say no straight away, but then, maybe to save your child you might ...............
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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.
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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.
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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!
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Never, I believe that confessing a crime you didn´t commit is commiting another crime.
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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).
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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.
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I could. But why would I?
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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.
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Only to spare someone in my family, and then would be depending on what they did and how bad the penalty.
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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.
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I could but I wouldn't.
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It totally depends on the circumstances, but no, in general, I would not. Even if it meant a longer prison sentence.
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I don't even want to confess to the ones i do commit !
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Nope
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I have. And never would again. ~+~
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i guess i could if you wanted me too..
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I guess I'd probably have to if Rumsfeld and Cheney were in charge of organizing my interrogation.
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Yes, every time you sign your tax returns.
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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.
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i wouldn't want to but if i were being tortured and my life depended on it i might. who knows.
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no way!
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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.
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Nope.
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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.
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If my life is threatened or my family yes. Or under torture i might.
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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.
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No way,well some do it to cover things up.
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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.
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Im sure, but why would you want to do that?
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only for three people my two best friends who have helped me through and my amiga that i love and swore to protect
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could I : yes would I : never
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No I wouldn't although I carry guilt for everything anyway....I think it was the few years I was brought up Catholic...
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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.
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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!
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No, I wouldn't.
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Only if it was to protect my family.
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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.
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If I had a good enough reason for doing so I could.
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If I *really* dug prison 'activities'? ;-)
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No I cant, because is a sin before God to confess to a crime I didnt commit.
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if it helped someone i loved.
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To help someone I love, or a child from grief ... Yes!
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No, I am not a good liar.
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Only if it meant saving my childs life or similar/
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I saw a documentary once about a man who had a severe phobia of confessing to crimes that he didn't commit. He used to chain himself to bed so he wouldnt sleep walk and tell anyone anything. it was strange.
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Not a chance. Why should I take the fall for someone elses stupidity and ignorance?
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Could I? Yes, but I wouldn't. I would not throw my life away for anyone but God. If my partner was guilty, or if my children were guilty, I would of course by heartbroken, disconsolate, and traumatized, but I would let them go. My attitude toward the crime would vary, depending on the details of the case, along with the whys and the wherefores. But they would have to go, if they'd really done it.
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I could but would not. Let the truth speak for itself.
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I could, but I wouldn't for that would break my honor.
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yeah every time my ex ( robert) tought i was cheating on him, which I wasn't, he would be asking and asking and annoying me, but I couldnt say I did when i know I didnt,, it just came to the point i wanted to say ( yeah and what ) but i didnt, so I was good...
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Not unless I knew who the real murderer was and wanted to protect him or her. But it would take a lot of soul searching and a lot of thought. If it survived all that introspection, then I would probably do it. But usually that kind of introspection is pretty abrasive and usually I end up talking myself out of whatever it is that I'm considering.
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