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Originally Posted by elkhunter11
There is always the chance that a person will take credit for a crime that he didn't commit if he is trying to impress a supposed criminal that is actually an undercover police officer..
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I believe this is why this strategy is no longer used in the U.S. There is the chance that even if the person didn't actually commit the crime in question, they may say they did to earn "brownie points" with the supposed Mr. Big. The fellow this was used on in the Mayerthorpe case was clearly overwhelmed and excited about all the attention he was recieving (including from his new hot "girlfriend"). Not sure you can take what a person says in that situation as a truly voluntary and believable confession.