The author of Mistakes Were Made(but not by me) claims that testifying is as serious as it seems because people have been wrongly convicted of crimes that they did not commit. As an example, defense attorneys, taped interrogations, perjury laws, and so forth are many strategies that can be used to commend someone for their crimes. If testifying is as serious as the book makes it, there is nothing being done about it because people refuse to acknowledge their wrongdoing. Testifying is most helpful to find evidence or proof that one is guilty of his/her crimes, and/or actions. Though testifying laws state that you must always tell the truth, not forget an event, obey orders, etc. These laws commonly aren’t being obeyed due to people justifying
