by Stella Kaye

Created on: April 10, 2008

THE PLIGHT OF THE INNOCENT

The plight of the innocent, when it comes to interrogation techniques and subsequent injustices done in the name of justice is far worse than that which the guilty have to endure.

In the UK the Criminal Justice System is geared up to securing convictions and gaining confessions at whatever level. If the police, the Crown Prosecution Services and the Prison and Probation Services can get an innocent person to part with their innocence by whatever tactics they choose then justice will be seen to be done, and the general public will feel safer now a "Criminal" is no longer at large. The one thing that none of these official bodies concern themselves with is the truth. The innocent have no rights at all and are often viewed as guilty by accusation alone.

For instance if you are an innocent man falsely accused and you escape abroad choosing to flee from justice people will say: "It's because he's guilty." If you hang yourself people will say "It's because he was guilty." If you stand and fight for your innocence in the law courts, you will be given the very basics of defence on legal aid funding so unless you are wealthy or have rich friends the scales of justice are already weighed against you. When you lose your case people will say it again: "It's because he was guilty." - after all twelve good people on the jury could not have been wrong - never mind that the evidence placed before them was all lies and you were denied a fair trial,

Then in prison you will be viewed as being "In denial." Innocence has now become a dirty word and must never be uttered let alone protested, because the Criminal Justice System just does not make mistakes... or so they lead the masses to believe.

From initial arrest, a suspect is treated unfairly, in order to wear them down and get them to confess. It makes life easier for all the officials involved if the accused admits guilt. They can all go home early, a job well done. If a suspect readily admits guilt they will be treated decently from then on but the innocent will be bombarded with officials descending on them, clipboard in hand, in order to get them to confess to crimes that never happened.

"Admit guilt and you will get a lighter sentence."

"Admit guilt and you will get certain privileges."

"Admit guilt and you will be allowed more phone calls."

"Admit guilt and we will send you to a better prison."

- everything is a ploy to get the innocent to confess.

You could be left in a cell for hours without food or drink,

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