Ferguson shooting suspect gave false confession, lawyer says

dirkgently,

I'd be apt to think it was just another hood in the 'hood making trouble and lying about it ...except that he does show the evidence of being roughed up and perhaps being given a serious attitude adjustment.

We know, by proven fact, multiple people were sent up to Death Row on just such 'confessions' given at the end of a truncheon or night stick. Chicago is famous for it, and Illinois had to ditch their entire D.P. system over the embarassment of innocent men coming off their 'Row', like it was a routine thing or something.

What bothers me is...I saw and experienced through my Father, just how badly hurt you can become without actually being injured and with little to no marks showing, anywhere. Heck, I pushed things so far just one time that we actually did go to blows. Well...actually..I got blows, and never regained enough balance or ability to see without doubles to throw a punch back after the first one I took ..and that was one of several ..which never left so much as a bruise. Most were to the face, too. People would be AMAZED at how much doesn't show, if you know precisely where and how to inflict the pain.

So.... Maybe he's for real, and maybe he's not. Other evidence, totally outside his 'word' ought to tell that tale ...if the cops haven't hopelessly compromised it in their hunt for revenge.

** A quick note for those who don't know this about me from past posting, where it came up. (Kinda noticed that reads worse than I meant it to up there) My Dad was a great guy, but he was either a solider or a cop his whole life, from 18 to when he passed, and kinda defined old school. When your a hammer, everything looks like a nail, and as a cop too long? Every behavior problem is a question of attitude adjustment applied, as needed.  fc/dunno