#confession tapes

[buckspnatural]

alright what the fuck is going on in the spn fandom rn why is everyone suddenly talking about the jackles tapes again what have I missed

[snowbazzledestielshipper]

I’m choosing to believe that Jensen Ross Ackles has a con hang over and just isn’t awake yet/just woke up

[thebokinni]

7 True Crime Documentary Recommendations from a True Crime Addict

7 True Crime Documentary Recommendations from a True Crime Addict

See No EvilIf you are a little tired of the traditional true crime shows, this is a bit of you! See No Evil takes a different route to retelling true-crime stories (which is pretty tough to do in such a saturated market)The concept is simple, this show focuses on crimes that have been solved using CCTV and retells the stories piece by piece using real video surveillance used in police…

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[fatbottombucky]

Me and my mum have been watching Confession Tapes on Netflix for four days straight... idk why we are since my biggest fear is SOMEHOW being a murder suspect and everyone believing I did it and then being convicted of a crime I didn’t commit.

All these two seasons have done is made me panic over being wrongly accused of murder.

[forever-intuitive]

“i think they are covering it up, I mean I have no evidence of that but...” 

but nothing, that is invalid.

[pastelfeverdreams]

I started ‘My Favorite Murder’  yesterday because all I need in my life is another crime show ....predictable.

[confide--nemini]

Rafay/Burns Case

I just watched Confession Tapes on Netflix and it fucking BLEW MY MIND. Like, I knew about false confessions and shady police tactics before this...but woah. The first story arc is fucking heartbreaking. It’s hard to watch but, damn does it hit hard. 

I’ve also seen a lot of other “falsely accused” documentaries but, BOY DID THIS ONE BLOW ME OUT OF THE WATER. Like, basically there is no evidence against these people who got life in prison. 

[timesweetenedhoney]

The Confession Tapes: Atif Rafay & Sebastian Burns (Episodes 1 & 2: True East)

There’s a new documentary series now on Netflix called The Confession Tapes.

It appears to be mainly about false confessions and interrogation tactics, something I find to be very interesting and important. Similar types of investigation have been started by and helpful to groups like The Innocence Project which help inmates who have been wrongfully convicted of crimes. But the significance of this kind of inquiry and learning goes beyond that: even criminals who committed their crimes deserve to have a proper trial. We want investigations to be done in the best manner possible; we want to discover the truth. In recent years, some law enforcement tactics have been shown to work against finding the truth. Breakthroughs in DNA have pushed curious minds to inquire into how these erroneous convictions came about, even where there was an alleged confession.

I’ve watched the first two episodes of this new show. They are about Atif Rafay and friend Sebastian Burns who found Atif’s family murdered and who were subsequently convicted of the murders. Of course, it’s important to take all documentaries with a grain of salt. It’s easy to edit interviews, and many documentaries come with a bias or goal. Even so, with how it is presented, some of the interesting points came up: Just because young Atif missed the first funeral does not make him guilty. Police thought it was ridiculous Atif Rafay would have missed the first funeral following the murders. Others with him at the time explained that no one told Atif when the funeral was and that he was incredibly upset when he found out that he had missed it. An investigator essentially explained that a common Islamic tradition is burial within three days and therefore concluded Atif would have known that. But (lucky) young people don’t have to go to many funerals, let alone plan them; it’s completely reasonable for him to not have known that. And even if he did, it’s not an indicator of guilt. Having an alibi is not proof of crafting an alibi to avoid guilt. One investigator interviewed for the series explained all the places Atif and Sebastian had been that night: to a restaurant, to the movies, to a diner, to a club, AND that these places had workers who remembered the boys being there. Instead of seeing this as an alibi, it was seen as proof of Atif and Sebastian creating an alibi to cover up for the murders. Where the boys got a salad and wine it was seen as a way to be remembered for their Canadian IDs, where they left a generous tip it was another memorable moment instead of kindness, where they went to a club 20 minutes before it closed it was because they knew they would be turned away and thus remembered. But investigators should be uncovering facts first and later piecing them together, not looking for guilt in each fact they find.

Just because the actions don’t fit within your opinion or worldview, doesn’t mean they can’t fit within the opinions or worldviews of others. When there was evidence presented that there may have been a sort of terrorist or hate attack against the family based on their religious beliefs, the investigator says it’s “inconceivable” that someone would get murdered over that. But in law enforcement, they see murders over nothing; they see murders over a missing $5 bill. They want to believe that a young man is intimately familiar with burial practices, but not that someone could be so set in their faith they see variations on their faith as an abomination? When we’ve had years of wars based on those very things? Who you know is not an indicator of guilt.

An investigator asks “if you were a suspect in a murder case [would you even associate with criminals.” While, yeah, the people you spend time with certainly have the opportunity to shape you, they don’t fully make you. Knowing criminals, heck even committing one crime does not mean you committed another. Guilt by association is a dangerous road to go down. Just wait til you get to the interview tactics… and the bombshells that happen during trial. Are Atif and Sebastian innocent? I don’t know. The show certainly presents compelling evidence pointing in that direction which I’m not posting here; you watch it and come to your own conclusions. The show so far has been fascinating and worthwhile. But could this tragedy have been investigated better? I believe so.

This case was pretty interesting, so I hope to have time to look into it some more. Let me know what you think of the show!