Mistakes Were Made But Not By Me Analysis

Journal Five: Law and Disorder
When it comes the relationship between criminal justice and the people that are caught up in it, lead to undesired consequences. In the book, Mistakes Were Made (but Not by Me) by Carol Tavris and Elliot Aronson, the idea of testilying is seen as a serious problem and that couldn’t be more right. Although, to beg the question, why isn’t something done about it? Well, no one wishes to interfere with others that may falsely accuse them as well. Even with this in mind, higher officials discluding evidence for different reasons, police tampering with a scene, and even having an innocent being behind bars, could lead to testilying being a larger problem than anticipated.
From what we have seen in crime shows like Law and Order …show more content…
In a way, planting or taking away evidence could be a felony on the officer's part, but in self-justification and lying, they could be scott free in the aftermath. For example, a local cop gets a call in the middle of the night that there is screaming and the sound of gunfire at a park nearby. While the cop drives closer to the scene, the sound of the gunfire was to be heard and the supposed gunman was to be seen. Getting out of the car, the officer draws his weapon and tells the suspect to drop theirs or the cop will shoot. The person says their is no weapon on their person and they move forward; then out of defense, the cop shoots the person in the leg. Glancing over the scene, the officer realizes his mistake and finds the supposed gunman, was actually using bang snaps to frighten passerbys. In a quick action, the cop takes the extra weapon in their car and places the weapon near the innocent, to falsely claim that person later. There are many examples and true phenomenon that have lead to false placements before, during, and after a