Steve Kleinman

The Innocence Project, uh,

has conducted a number or completed a number of DNA exonerations.

That means cases where homicides, where people were convicted, and DNA evidence later demonstrated conclusively that not only did they not commit the crime, but sometimes it actually pointed to the actual perpetrator.

But

Every year, approximately 27 to 28% of all those convictions involve a false confession.

What does that mean?

That means that somebody who is demonstrably innocent, for some reason, for some set of circumstances, some process, actually admitted to a crime they didn't commit.

And we have to ask ourselves, why would anybody do that?

The false presentation of evidence.

which is legal in just about every jurisdiction in this country.

Slowly but surely, that's being rescinded, especially with children.

But the average person would never believe that a detective could lie about the information.

For example, Dan, I appreciate you talking to me, and I've heard you deny that you were anywhere near that crime scene, but help me understand something.

I have your DNA on the knife.

How is that possible?

Now, think about having done this after 12 hours.

Think back to the Central Park Five.

First of all, they don't think that a detective could lie.

And then they start, there's this whole scenario that's being presented that maybe you passed out, maybe you were drunk.

You did admit that you were drinking, right?