The Power of Words
Mar 22, 2019
If you look at all the wrongful conviction cases, from Amanda Knox to Damien Echols and the West Memphis Three, you’ll see that many of them have several commonalities. It’s as if there’s a playbook that prosecutors follow to secure convictions in cases where they don’t have any tangible evidence. They use their position of authority, and the credibility that comes with it, to define the defendant, rewrite history, and control the conversation, all while casting themselves as the hero. With
