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by dec0dedab0de 2772 days ago
That is the conviction rate, not the confession rate. Which has completely different connotations.
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mc32 2772 days ago
Indeed, the conviction rate has much to do with police picking “open and shut” cases. Which is why there are cases where murders are instead classified as accidents, if itd be hard to prove a case.
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Animats 2772 days ago
Mark Karpelès, the Mt. Gox guy, was arrested in Japan, interrogated, and he still got off.
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