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drawkbox t1_j1n8i16 wrote

I think their should be a whole separate organization and division of investigative forces that take each police conviction and really do the deep dives that never happen when police forces want to close cases quickly due to overwork and metrics. Lots of the suicides of high profile people for instance, or small town sketchiness where Sheriffs basically are mini kings, or enforcement scams. This type of police force would be heroes and they'd keep people honest who investigate.

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waffebunny t1_j1nizv5 wrote

Agreed! For an individual to be wrongly convicted requires multiple institutions to fail in lockstep (i.e. the police, the prosecution, the courts).

Why would we task this same organizations with investigating such instances? Oversight should be conducted by an independent entity (preferably one with federal-level authority; and staffed by individuals removed from law enforcement / prosecution).

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