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Police Interrogations: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

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What it is

John Oliver's Last Week Tonight segment on police interrogation tactics and how they can lead innocent people to give false confessions.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Cited in threads on coerced confessions and plea bargains, and praised for well-researched coverage.

  • 1 people recommended it
  • 1 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2022, last 2023

What HN commenters said

  1. “His show does proper research and points to numerous actual cases of harm before making a claim.”

    Well-researched coverage of long detentions and forced confessions.

    soraminazuki, 2023-05 · Recommendation · in “Japanese police make first YouTuber arrest for uploading video game gameplay”

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Topics: false confessions, criminal justice, john oliver, police, plea bargains

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