Quote Originally Posted by joebloggs View Post
i was talking about what bornabirth said, that he would give them a benefit of a courting hearing, becuase of what dom said, but he had already admitted it, and i'm sure the police could have got dna evidence so he had no choice but to admit having sex with her.. but as for rape, well only he and the girl know what really happened..

i know the case you mean Stefan Kiszko spent 16 years for a murder he didn't commit but with dna evidence now,. chances of someone being made to confess must be rare. i don't think they had dna testing techniques, like they do now.. yes it's sad that he suffered. and i think he died less than a year after he had been freed...
Look at the confusion with the DNA samples in the madeline case and im glad you have faith enough to belive the authorities (remeber those that sent us to war due to the overwhelming evidence?). If one of the parents had cracked and confessed the police and authorities may not have bothered with further tests.

DNA is not foolproof for sure yet, carbon dating test have been found to be way off and at the time they said it was dead accurate and as someone involved in new technolgy im sure your aware of the claims made and how they are shown to not quite be true quite often.

Like i say unlikely but i would still prefer to wait for all the evidence to be weighed up before condeming someone.