Why Innocent People Plead Guilty | Adnan Sultan | TEDxFurmanU 

The irony is that the very system that is supposed to keep people safe has become another problem people have to watch out for and fear.

I'm currently facing a charge for a felony that I did not commit and they will not give me anything but a plea bargain for that felony I'm going all the way to a jury trial

Why does this have so little views? This is important.

The more important the stuff is, the less people want to see it.

We shouldn't forget the innocent people who choose to go to trial and are found guilty. There are many reasons for this including mistaken eyewitnesses, withholding evidence that could exonerate a defendant, or faulty forensic evidence. But one reason left out is jury prejudice. This was brought home to me when I served on a jury for the first time. During voir dire the defense attorney asked how many in the jury pool thought that a person was guilty just because he had been arrested. About a third of the people raised their hands. They were immediately excused. I was shocked, and it made me realize that our jury system relies on jurors being open-minded and willing to listen to the evidence and then making up their mind as to guilt or innocence. Seeing how many people judge a person guilty just because they have been arrested made me see a major fault in our system. Juries are often prejudiced against defendants before the trial even starts. Whether a defendant is innocent or not, they often don't really have a chance.

How sad and true.

Very well said, this man sure knows his stuff.

this video needs more views...

Jail is a place to toture people until they take a plea bargain :v

This video will change my life

I am totally against plea deals. I just took a plea deal without knowing what it meant and because my husband was with me and he decided it was cheap and fast. I got a dangerous driving traffic ticket. I was leaving a stop sign and had to cross one lane of traffic to get to the open lane I needed. The light was red so all traffic was stopped. A vehicle was taking a turn onto the one lane available to him that I had to cross. - I was 100 yards away and safely crossed into my lane. The officer said he gave me the ticket because if that vehicle turning could have hit me if he had stepped on the gas. I have been harassed by the highways department for medical records, eye tests, received a letter from a driving school, now I have to pay to take a driving test and get eye tests.... Isn't that overdoing it?? I would say it is my age and I am being discriminated against! I have 60 hours of driver training to qualify as a high school driving instructor - in class and on road and taught driving for years. I know I didn't do anything wrong! Went to court - no judge - and took a plea deal. Now I know how innocent people spend their lives int jail!

I was falsely charged with 2 b felonies... I had to take a plead deal cuz I was scared of blowing trrial toand getting over 15 years prison time. Now I'm a felon and ticking time bomb

This happen to me just a few days ago. Omg... Pleading guilty to something I didn't do. I deal with depression and take medicine for it. Psych ward, we on lock 24 hours. I didn't shower a whole three days after constantly asking to bath and brush my teeth. Of course no one wants to sit in jail. Plus! I was barely eating because the food is horrible.

Exactly how it was for me but 10x worse. I can't believe what they done.

Beautifully explained...

Looking back I wish I would have known what I know now. My EX falsely accused me to initiate a divorce. When the police showed up I had been taught my whole life that they were the good guys! I had no idea that they were entrapping me and making things even worse! Long story short I just got denied a very high paying job because of a crime that I never committed that I pled guilty to! It sucks! The crime was brought down from a felony to a misdemeanor for a crime I never committed! In all reality that police officer should have only charged me with a misdemeanor (even though I didn't do what I was accused of) but I had no idea how any of this worked!

I shared on social media.. he is awesome

thank you for this

2 main reasons why people take pleas. 1st if found guilty the judge (wannabe God) will give you an outrageous sentence. 2nd in trial the jury doesn't care about you they just want to get their check and get back to their life's.

One reason is that if the judge offers you a plea deal and you don't take it. And if you're happen to be found guilty, they penalize you with mote years for not taking the plea deal.

Probably the one thing more important than why innocent people plead guilty is why are corrupt and incompetent cops arresting innocent people?

And yet NOTHING is being done about this obviously and inherently flawed system... What a complete travesty.

I plead guilty even through i’m innocent!!!! As a result of a plea bergain and because was told me will have lesser sentence than going to trial!!! My offence is because of bad legal advice but my lawyer told me that this doesn’t take off my responsibility??!! This is crazy!!! That’s how innocent get conviction!!!!! lost faith in justice system in Australia!!!! What he is talking about is so true!!! Well done 👏👏👏

In 2015 I was charged with armed and placed on $3,000 dollar bail. I plead guilty even though I didn't commit any crime, it was out of frustration. It all started with an unfaithful woman who had a "side man" who thought I was threatening their affair and wanted me away from her. Four years later it is affecting me from becoming a US citizen and I'm feeling cheated about it.

Amazing

"We got a plea deal" Guranteed

That maybe so in some cases . Because in MD don't have a self defense laws , so you to make a deal .

This is amazing and creative.

So how does one prevent this outcome? The sooner the better for an answer.....

what more people need to do is represent themselves in court with assistance of counsel.

A Prosecuter looked into the 16 year old's case and set him free, instead of a defense attorney.

I was just going to say ....why does the court threaten you with more time if you don't take a plea deal?

So True 😔

This shows up in family court too. A post separation abuser can use the courts against their victims. If the victim parent and in many cases the children show signs that they want to protect themselves from the abusers it can be deemed alienation or you can be held in contempt for not being an effective co parent.

The cops and prosecutors who put innocent people behind bars must be held accountable and put in jail for egregious cases. In fact, they get promoted, some to the judge's bench. The entire system is to get the conviction and not let innocent people get in the way.

I thought this video would be flooded with comments, this happen s so frequently.

I like the open discovery notion, but am a little on the fence about replacing bail with text messages. The speaker cited a 90% show rate, but... do you really want an automatic 10% of all suspects, guilty or not, skipping their trial? And what do we do with suspects who really are a danger to the community?

Maybe we could use mechanisms that are already in place? Something like Habeas Corpus? I don't know... Maybe the public defenders should be taught how to do that for their clients... and then actually do it.

There's money to be made with lawyers if you really think you're not guilty, so always plead not guilty. There are people who've done the worst of the worst, an example the Oregon standoff, and by pleading not guilty, they saved themselves. All charges were dropped against all members of the Oregon standoff.

I know from first-hand I am a good citizen and I got to second-degree charges that I did not do it cost me over 10 grand for an attorney I will never trust our justice system again in my lifetime or a police officer luckily I had the money to pay to get myself out of this but right away they were talking about played bargains too many innocent people get charged with stuff that they did not do our system is broken and the Second thing they want to do because they do not feel like you’re in it is send you to trial thank God I did not have to go to trial would it cost me another $15,000 that’s why people take a plea bargain

Why can't the defense attorney get ALL arrest records and evidence, witness lists upon request? I always thought they could. THAT'S INSANE! Now I know why they delayed my demand for a jury trial for 2 1/2 years basically forcing me to agree to a plea down from a felony to a misdemeanor. Right after I agreed to the plea I found out that the ONLY evidence they had was destroyed 30 days after my arrest and they HAD NO CASE. I tried to sue to have my plea retracted due to the Brady law but if you plea you cannot go back to court about it...no MATTER what

A system that says you have the right to a fair trial, but tells you if you decided to take it to trial, you WILL get a harsher sentence needs to be looked at! how scary no, how terrifying is that!

PUBLIC DEFENDERS ARE USUALLY IN AGREEMENT WITH THE PROSECUTOR, THEY WORK HAND IN HAND WITH THESE GUYS 95% OF THE TIME!!

I was just recently arrested for domestic violence after my younger sister (25) had me (28) arrested under false accusations. She’s NPD and substance abuser. She has been emotionally abusive to me for years (gaslighting, stealing, lying, manipulating) and one day I had gone into her room while she was gone and retrieved many items she’s stolen from me and denied having taken (laptop, cell phone, various sentimental items) and when she got home and saw she had been exposed she became violent and started assaulting me. Yelling kicking scratching and hitting. I pushed her away and called the cops and when they got there they arrested ME because she claimed I broke into her room, broke her things, and choked her/assaulted her. I was arrested on a misdemeanor vandalism and felony DV charge and served 2 1/2 months in jail before taking a plea deal because It was the only way I could be released other than paying bail ($100k) or taking the case to trial. I had planned on taking it to trial because I had 2 witnesses that saw her assault me but the only way I could do that was to set a trial date which was going to mean 3 more months in jail before I got to see a judge. So I had a choice to take a plea and get let out or take it to trial which I knew I’d win but have to wait it out for 3 months in jail where I’d already been for almost 3 months for a crime I didn’t commit. I’ve developed ptsd from her abuse and have a chronic anxiety disorder because of her abuse. I now have to take meds and should probably look into therapy. But worst part is I have a felony charge and am on probation for 5 years and have to do 52 days of a court ordered program all for something I didn’t do and was a victim of.

So, plea bargains are to get the prosecutors off the hook of the burden to prove their cases and make sure they have the right person, while it effects those pleading in unimaginable ways for life.

I am dealing with this right now,.. First time ever in any trouble of any kind,.. its been almost a year since arrest and I am now flat broke... here are the numbers,... 98% of criminal cases go to Plea conference,.. out of that left over 2% that may be delusional to fight with a Public Defender,.. 50% are going to lose and go to prison EVEN FIRST TIMERS ! My case,.. Crazy Karen turns Victim after a firearm is needed to remind her that trying to run someone over with her car is a no no.... My career is now over . it's been a year and may be another or more before it's over,.. Bottom line folks,.. you have to educate yourself pretty dam quick to have any shot at understanding what is going on... or you're just a pawn in the game of life .

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Make sure you are rich and understand the system .

It all depends on how guilty people actually are. Because most people in custody are guilty of a crime. The problem is with overcharging so they can plea to a lesser crime which was too extreme to begin with.

Same GESTAPO tactics used in CANADA, so much for a country that respects THE RULE OF LAW?! RIGHT JUSTIN TRUDEAU??

I'm no expert but without watching it's because of intimidation by the prosecution, expecting a guilty verdict vis either bench or jury trial...

Inadequate defense.... most individuals feel the pressure of remaining free outweighs the complex of having a record? Kid's, job, bills, relationships and obligations take a toll on the truth or real justice.... simply a breakdown in are country's courtrooms....

This is why I dont like cash bonds (don't get me wrong we do need to be careful about who we bond and need to take the safety of the community in mind) but we have too much people that are stuck in jail that take a plea bargain who are unable to bond. How people bond itself needs to be reformed. Policies like posting 10% is in the right direction, but even then some people without any support can't afford it and then are coerced.

In Colorado they ask are you willingly and knowingly accepting it. Knowing u uninformed and deceptively incentively duressfully coersed. Knowing what I know now no one should ever take one

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However no one, will help one person in Alabama prison

Ive been chatted with threats, assault , harrasment. For coming to my ex work with flowers and kissing her on the cheeks .

It’s even harder when you have the permanent suntan.

Y'all need to quit drysnitching on yourselves.. this is a public place. The saddest reality is shares are likely getting stricken on other platforms because the CJ system doesn't want people to know about it.

Took a plea deal ruined my life

Just asking, in his example, was "Mr. Taylor" actually selling drugs or not?

I used to trust the system but eventually I learned through experience it is severely broken.

Too many commercials...

Is it a win win after innocent person has to pay over a 1000$ just to prove their innocence. Something that was kbvious before a probable cause affadavit even went out.

Prosecutor's are criminals.

that why i will tell the judge my lawyer begs me to ple guilty. one time i had to go to court 11 times no trial . i ask her if i serve time in jail wood you do half my time ? she smile and said i think you did it. i told them in kew gardens court you don't do trials . if i ever see a trial i hart wood stop beating

Hi' My good citizens the crooked Justice system in June 2001 the police falsely accused a person just getting a ride from off of I-35 and Felix Street @ Burger King at the time. Fort Worth, Tx PD, a male and female showed up with false acquisitions

I don't have time to watch all of this for those that have did he give a solution to people on how to fix the issue of innocent people being force to plea guilty??

Why the attorneys this day encourage innocent people to plea guilty?

My friend accepted a guilty plea bargain for a crime he did not commit. Because of that he got 11 years for a non violent domestic issue with his wife

My ex told police I slapped him. 5to8 times. Without any other investigating besides his words against mine I was charged with battery and disorderly conduct. I was broke and I have no family or friends to help. Camera footage from the hallway of the alleged incident would've had my innocence on it but my public defender said she could not get the footage. I plead guilty because I was told it didn't matter if I fought it. I want to go back and overturn if I can

WOW Just got out of jail on false charges. The system does this because $$$ and the destruction of what's left of family. Then money from bail.(Slavery) Probation and the money they take . After they get out . and have to find another job so as to pay their PO , Court cost, fines, not too mention from a charge they will never have behind them.(i

I’m innocent ruined my life pleading guilty trying to withdraw this as feel I was manipulated in to the plea deal to avoid jail don’t know how successful this will be though already spent time in jail over this case and was told it would likely end that way despite being innocent as courts favour women over men and they don’t need any other evidence than her statement which I know to be true as I’ve been held on remand previously because of this case,I now feel as if my life could be all over based on lies.

Because the state threatened u with 60 years but offers u 3

Well C.J.S. 7 states that you should HIRE an attorney because they are OFFICER'S of the COURT!!!

or if you cant afford a Lawler an they will provide one for you and he worst then the prosecutor

So I have a case I plead guilty to because i needed to get out of jail, I had an ex girl friend report that i was the person in a video of a garage being broke into and items stolen, I had no idea about this until i was being arrested and told i had a warrant and I was confused, but i was trapped. the charges were felony burlary 2 and misdameanor theft. my bond was 250,000 and the judge was not going to lower the bail. I was not in this video and i had proof of an allibi it was a for sure win for me but I waited in jail for almost 6months and the case had not even moved forward toward trial during that entire time so i began to panic and finally once offered a deal of pleading out to the theft charge only not the felony i did it just to get out not aware how much it was going to hurt me in finding a job and it has ruined my life, I have a 100% rock solid proof that i wasnt in the city of the crime during the time of the crime and a witness as well and im also not in the video! What are my options to get this case reopened and correct this wrong conviction that is taking a huge toll on my life! im homeless because it and my career was ruined!

this video is a glimpse from 2015 fast forward to the future of cashless bail , D.A's that refuse to prosecute and leftwing gov .. i.e san fran , ny , philly ,

Man i tell yah i can do all the research but it has been difficult for me not to take a plea deal even when being innocent due to the distress of being convicted. I can research and study this stuff and feel confident about what i have been learning. He said i'm suppose to get my money back i don't think i have seen any of my money. Can anyone point me in the right direction of that?? And how i am supposed to go about collecting it????

You sound like TJ Miller lmao

What about the guy who pleads guilty because he can't afford the legal expenses? And then there's the career criminal who has his bail money as pocket cash.

Great video, from before TED went woke and started letting insane people onto the stage.

Why is this guy talking so much with his hands like he is talking to deaf people?

Not fair at all bs

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