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Originally Posted by HeartsOfFire
But have you ever been innocent, yet still find yourself in the doghouse?
Being a kid also affords you a great deal of leniency. You didn't elaborate on the nature of your experiences so I can't refer to them. Instead, I'll use hypotheticals:
It's one thing to be a kid and make your sister cry and suffer a time-out in the corner.
It's one thing to come home from school and be accused of breaking mom's kitchen window playing baseball when you know you had nothing to do with it, even though she's holding your baseball in her hand.
It's one thing to get in a fight at school and be suspended for a few days.
It's one thing to get called into the principal's office and explain the nasty note left on your English teacher's desk with your name forged on it.
It is entirely different to be on the wrong end of a murder conviction, and suffer years of unjustified incarceration.
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Why are you comparing a murder investigation to a broken window?
To me, in my opinion, the risk of sending an innocent man to prison is so slim; that not allowing a suspected criminal access to his lawyer during initial questioning is an acceptable risk.