I was just watching BBC News about Sean Hodgson, the guy who spent thirty years in prison for a murder he didn't commit. Apparently he was a pathological liar and admitted the murder and rape at first, then at his trial he said he never told the truth about anything. I think this is one of those classic cases where the mental state of the accused is not taken into account. Surely there were other signs in his life that he was full of bullshit, so i wonder why the police didn't catch onto this. Then again, i suppose its obvious, at the beginning of the murder hunt, police had no suspects or leads at all, so when eventually a name is put forward, the police are just way too eager for a conviction to please the public and victims family to bother investigating everything properly. What makes this case even worse is the fact the because Sean Hodgson refused to admit his guilt he was never given parole, where as if he had admitted to it in prison, he would have been released years ago. Its sad really because it makes me wonder how many other people are wasting away in prison just because they lied due to mental problems. If you look at the photos, Hodgson is wasted away, he was young when locked up, and now hes an old man with nothing to show for his life behind bars. What a tragedy.
It just goes to show the amount of trouble lying can get you into. There are pathological liars everywhere, i know i usually see through their bullshit when i meet one, so why can't the police see through their lies and see that all they really crave is attention.
Another problem with all this is the w**ker who raped and strangled that poor women is still out there, living a life they don't deserve. Its been thirty years since the murder, so the real killer might have died years ago. Hopefully hes still alive and the DNA evidence that freed Hodgson will put him in jail pretty soon, the news said the police have reopened the case. I was thinking about how has the real murderer lived this long with such a secret, he must not have a conscience. It also means the real killer must have watched on from the back ground as Hodgson was jailed for his crimes. What a tosser.
On the subject of tossers, what about the guy who's got £60,000 in compensation off the police for mistreating him during a terror raid on his address. What gets me about all this is he gets compensation just because he was not charged with crimes in the UK, yet is awaiting extradition to America to stand for similar terror charges. The guy is obviously linked to terrorism, so why give him anything? Ok, he was 'tortured' but surely anyone with a decent brain knows not to get involved in that kind of crap in the first place. Like i've said before, hang all terrorists for treason.
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