False confession

prisoners without great criticism from the media and the public. The consequences of that are less accountability, potential human rights infringements, violations of ethical standards, inhuman treatment of prisoners, torture (which could cause false confessions), and more innocent individuals being…

"free spirits". Nietzsche describes the distinct species of a philosopher, the "free spirits" and contrasts the false free spirits with the true free spirits. Nietzsche mentions the French Revolution, Voltaire, Stendhal, and "modern ideas". Nietzsche's claim argues that philosophers mistake was dogmatism. Every vast philosophy, Nietzsche asserts, is little more than a secluded confession. Philosophers build up complex systems of thought to justify their own assumptions and biases. If we can dig…

“‘Either you are a right good woman or else a right wicked woman’” (Kempe 83). Determining the exact label for Margery Kempe is debatable amongst scholars, as it was amongst her peers. While Kempe does exhibit convictions that can be found in “The Thirty-Seven Conclusions of the Lollards,” many scholars argue that Kempe’s beliefs were entirely orthodox. However, it is possible that Kempe was influenced by the radical preaching’s of the Lollards, and chose specific tenets in which to believe –…

innocents are put to their deaths because of other people’s desire to prosper in society. The characters in the story are able to put their morals aside, and create false accusations putting others in danger for their own benefit. For these characters, specific troubling situations they become stuck in spark that longing to create false accusations to save…

Poe’s story The Cask of Amontillado is among his most popular. The Cask of Amontillado is a chilling tale of revenge told as a deathbed confession. Many reviewers single out Poe’s literature work as coming right from his intuitive, pointing out not only how prudently he selected his phrases, words, and arguments but also the events that inspired the story. Poe did purposefully use his story as a form of self-therapy consequently illuminating at least some aspects of his life. An outstanding…

the recessive trait of bravery in Salem. This is idea is magnified at the end of the play when Proctor – the innocent -- is accused of witchcraft and is confronted with the arduous task of signing a confession, admitting that he practiced witchcraft. He signs, but refuses to hand over the signed confession to the court, and pridefully declares, “I speak my own sins; I cannot judge another.” (pg. 113). As a hero, Proctor condemns himself for his transgressions. Nevertheless, many are not willing…

Fear made many come to quick to make decisions on accusing people. In the book people are hesitant to point fingers at those they believe are guilty, and many who had not confessed were proven guilty. Similar to the Salem Witch Trials when there were false accusations made upon people, so people wouldn't be seen as guilty. John Proctor exclaims; “I speak my own sins; I cannot judge another. I have no tongue for it.” ( Miller 119-120). This is a significant factor to how one has morals and can…

Climate Change: Fact or Fiction In the recent presidential race, much attention has been brought to Donald Trump’s alleged claim that climate change is a hoax created by the Chinese. Although he denies making the statement, many registered voters believe that global warming does not exist. In the article, “Greenpeace Co-Founder: No Scientific Evidence of Man-Made Global Warming,” Michael Bastasch (2014) claims that “there is no scientific evidence that human activity is causing the planet to…

punishable by any means. There are set or fixed punishments or penalties called hudud (O'Connell, 2010). Hadd (singular for hudud) punishment derive from a religious nature and are broken out and separated into five areas; unlawful intercourse (Zina), False Accusation or Unlawful Intercourse (Kadhf), drinking of wine (Shurb), theft (Sariq), and highway robbery (Qat’ al-Tariq) (Johnson & Vriens,…

Innocence Project have an important role in seeing hundreds possibly thousands of wrongfully convicted persons exonerated. These are the reasons for wrongful convictions also which are eyewitness misidentification, unvalidated /improper forensics, false confession/admissions, and informants/snitches. (Siegel, Larry J.…