unit 7 discussion responses

1. Making an appeal to the suspect's religious or moral beliefs can become a sticky situation, as religious exemptions, reasons, and beliefs can create loopholes in many scenarios. Appealing someone's beliefs like that can not only become embarassing and offensive, but can also cause them to divulge information involuntarily in order to defend themselves or show their reasoning. Confronting the suspect with the deceased or seriously injured victim of the crime in question may make them feel cornered and panic, causing them to divulge information to make the situation end faster. I wouldnt call this tactic 'involuntary' as much as the police know how to make the offender feel like they should confess, not that they are forced to. Starting an argument with, challenging, or baiting the suspect is the more non-professional way to go about things. This in my opinion would also not be considered getting information 'involuntarily' as the suspect can remain quiet, if they ignore the way the officer is acting. Nobody is making the offender fight back in argument, making them take on a challenge, or taking the bait. All reactions to the officer's tactics, fall only on the offender in question. 

2. Making an appeal to a suspect's moral or religious beliefs can become a very tricky situation. It can lead interrogating rather than questioning during trial and can possibly lead to confessions which may or may not be true. As someone who is a Muslim and practice the religion, there are many aspects that I can see a lawyer try to pin against me due to my religious beliefs. When it comes to confronting the suspect with the deceased or seriously injured victim it can lead the suspect towards grievance and regret. If a suspect sees the pain that they have caused it can lead to involuntary words that may or may not hurt them in court. Also, sometimes it can make the suspect more nervous and hesitant during trial. Starting an argument with, challenging, or baiting the suspect can cause the prosecution to change their questions. Sometimes we see the prosecution questions the suspect with leading questions which is not allowed in court. This causes them to have to change the wording to make it a fair question where the suspect is not being led or baited into saying something they do not want to say. 

3. when it comes to making an appeal to the suspects moral and religous belief I believe sometimes their statement may be involuntary. It can lead to altercations or potential messy situation because when it comes to religous beliefs some people will do or say anything to defend their beliefs. therefore the information they provide may be given involuntarily. Confronting the suspect with the deceased or seriously injured vicitm of the crime in person could be involuntary.Sometimes it takes time to process what actually happened and your mind could be fogged up and the suspect could tell the officer what they wanna hear not what actually happened. Starting an argument with,challenging or baiting the suspect, in my opinion is munipulation, which could go both ways. They may speak out or remain silent depending on what type of person they are. When officers start of by challenging suspect it could go down south pretty quickly, its all about how you approach someone in my opinion.

4. An involuntary confession is an admission made under duress, usually by someone who has been accused of a crime, and is motivated by threat, fear, torture, or a promise. Appealing to the suspect's moral or religious beliefs is a controversial situation, due to Because in the United States, religion is a very important and highly respected issue. In my opinion, when an appeal is made to a religion issue, it is possible to make involuntary statements. Many people put their religion first, and many others do not know how to respect them. When this type of appeal is made involving this type of situation, it can sometimes offend and demigrate not only one person but also an entire religion. Confront the suspect with the deceased or seriously injured victim of the crime in question. Personally, I do not believe that a suspect should be questioned during such a situation until he/she is better. Sometimes when somebody has an accident, his/her brain is not aware one hundred percent. In this type of situation, many "suspects" tend to declare information involuntarily due to their state of health. Trying to find evidence or statements with a person who is in a state of disability or shocked I think is considered illegal and unprofessional for a police officer. Challenging a suspect is very common when seeking confessions by police officers (abuse of power). Challenging a suspect is unethical in the criminal system, as it puts a suspect in tension and fear. Although, on the other hand, the suspect can only be quiet and ask for a lawyer without having to say a single word. In that case, there would be no involuntary confession.

5. Making an appeal to the suspect's moral or religious beliefs could make the defendent's statements involuntary. Moral beliefs is a little more tricky to analyze, but I don't believe religious beliefs should be brought into a court hearing or should be questioned from an attorney. People take their religious beliefs very seriously and an attorney could use their beliefs against the defendant and make them say things that could put them in a lot more trouble. Confronting the suspect with the deceased or seriously injured victim could also make the defendent's statement involuntary because the defendant could be feeling more grief or regret. This would make the defendent really think about their actions and make them feel regret about what they did which can be viewed as a good thing, but this could also cause the defendent to feel embarrased or feel like they are on the spot and will want to make the situation end as fast as possible which would cause the defendent to say involuntary statements. Starting an argument with, challenging, or baiting the suspect could be a manipulation tactic towards the defendant. The officers asking the suspect on trial certain questions or rewording questions to either manipulate or bait the defendent into admitting something would most certainly lead to their statements being involuntary and is the reason why the law encourages suspects to not make statements unless they are accompanied by their attorney.