New study bolsters notion that memory is fragile and aggressive police interrogations don’t always serve justice.
The Toronto Star, By Sarah Barmak, February 8
Subject: “I remember the two cops. There were two. I know that for sure . . . I have a feeling, like, one was white, and one maybe Hispanic . . . I remember getting in trouble. And I had to like, tell them what I did. And why I did it, and where it happened . . . ”
Interviewer: “You remember yelling?”
Subject: “I feel like she called me a slut. And I got ticked off and threw a rock at her. And the reason why I threw a rock at her was because I couldn’t get close to her . . . ”
Interviewer: “So you threw a rock instead?”