False Memories in the Courtroom

Imagine that you were sentenced to 24 years in prison due to the crime you committed. Also imagine that convictions are based on testimony of witnesses without legitimate forensic evidence. This is the case of Steven Phillips and other countless people living in Texas. Their unhappy situation arises from the error of human memory. Philips incorrectly convicted in 1982, according to many shortcomings of human memory ("knowing the case"). Unfortunately, this is a very common phenomenon due to the high ductility of episodic memory.

In addition to the very real legal consequences of false memories in the court, there is a tragic legacy that such accusations may leave. Despite the legal victory, Gary Ramona and his daughter are still alienated and his family has been permanently destroyed with rape and brutal charges excavated by his daughter therapist. Many of the cases attracting attention, such as Mike Martin's preschool education incidents, lose their lives without conviction and bring millions of dollars court costs.

Although women's madness is an old story, despite trying to explain, there are many prejudices about memory accuracy even today. The false memory syndrome is intensely discussed in the courtroom. In the nineteenth century anger against Canadian Grace Max was a recent hysteria for infamous Susan Smith and caused children to be drowned in a car deliberately caught in the lake. Woman, as Grace Marks personally should tell to himself, "... killing is a strong word, it is attached to you, it has a smell, words - musk and oppression.The murderer, Killing like a murderer, a sofa skirt, a murderer is a cruel thing, a thing like a hammer, a metal piece, not a murderer. "

Almost all of those who went to the court and tried to provide evidence to prove magic allegations showed great courage. The court arrested hundreds of people and put them all in prison. According to them, they can pronounce the dead. But despite the strong powers of the court, the group of people still went to the court to try to prove that they were wrong. Here is what they are doing with brave people: 1. Giles Corey bravely claimed that Thomas Putnam had only condemned them as being convicted of magic. Furthermore, it is even more courageous that he refused to give up on the name of the person Putnam said. Therefore, Corey was arrested to protect witnesses advocated by Putnam 's conspiracy plan. He wanted to go to prison rather than to provoke others in the court.