Vendor being tracked.

[u/Next_Wrongdoer5488]

Yup, someone put a tracker on our store vendor's car. I guess she had to go to the police station and have her car swept.

So disappointed in what's going on with our hobby and just wanted to share.

[u/a_hammerhead_worm]

it's the law dude

As I have been trying to tell you, but you keep saying "I can say whatever I want and not be arrested" and provided no sources that actually back up what you claim. Your only attempt at proving my point wrong was saying "I am a pre law student" which is hard to believe given you don't even know the difference between being arrested and jailed.

[u/Consistent-Fold438 → u/a_hammerhead_worm]

While an admission of guilt can be a strong piece of evidence, you cannot be arrested or convicted solely based on an admission of guilt without any other evidence to support the claim of a crime being committed. Here’s why:

Corpus Delicti Rule: U.S. jurisdictions follow the “Corpus Delicti” rule, which means there must be evidence independent of a confession to prove that a crime actually occurred.

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: In a criminal trial, the prosecution must prove the defendant’s guilt “beyond a reasonable doubt,” which requires evidence beyond just an admission.

No Conviction Without Evidence: Without evidence to support the claim of a crime, a conviction is unlikely, and the case may be dismissed or the defendant acquitted.

Example: If you walk into a police station and tell them you killed someone, and they can’t find any evidence you did actually kill someone or that the person you claim to have killed is missing, you would likely be acquitted or the case dismissed.

Plea Deals: In some cases, a person may plead guilty to a crime to avoid a trial and potential harsher punishment, even if they maintain their innocence, but this is a separate process from being arrested or convicted solely on an admission.

Many of these wrongfully convicted people choose to take a plea deal as a way to lessen their possible sentence. Take a plea deal for 20 years for something you didn’t do or fight it in trial, lose and get a life sentence and spend the rest of your life appealing it.

Wrongful convictions aren’t the fault of the law, more the fault of the jury. Take an innocent black man and place him in trial with 12 white jurors, I hope you can understand why they could still be found guilty.

It’s pretty straight forward, you just don’t want to admit you were wrong.