Can police choose not to accept a confession?

Can police choose not to accept a confession?

I was recently rewatching the Key & Peele Rap Album Confessions skit (https://youtu.be/14WE3A0PwVs?is=\_ZAiWXcQge3WpVPl) and it made me curious about something.

In the skit they claim to have everything they need to prosecute a man for murder, but at the last minute somebody else confesses in order to go to prison in his place. Everybody seems well aware that this is what's happening and the man is the real murderer.

Now I'm not asking if they have enough evidence or anything like that, it's a comedy skit, but I'm focusing in on that one aspect. If there was a situation where the police/DA/prosecution/basically everybody knew that the person confessing to a crime was not the person who did it and they'd be letting the guilty person go free, could they choose not to accept this person's confession and proceed with charging the original person? Has there been any cases where this happened?

What would happen if the police tried to read your data, but it was a USB killer?

So I've been thinking about this hypothetical for a while. If you're familiar with the legality surrounding police collecting data from phones, Cellbrite, and USB killers, then what do you think would happen if somebody had a phone that was actually a disguised USB killer and the police plugged it into their computer?

If you need further context:

Cellbrite is a company that makes products for law enforcement and other government agencies. The most notorious one seems to be able to gain access to the data on smartphones without them being unlocked by exploiting a certain feature of the software that isn't important for this discussion.

A USB killer is a device that claims to exist for testing the resiliency of computer hardware. It looks like any normal USB flash drive, but when it is plugged into a USB port it will charge a capacitor and discharge it over the data lines. The data lines were never designed to handle that much electricity, so best case it fries the USB port and worst case it can fry the whole motherboard. As far as I know this device is like lockpicks, as it is completely legal for anybody to buy, own, and carry around with them, but you will get in trouble for it if you use it in the commission of a crime (there was a case where a student used one to intentionally cause damage to several computers at their college campus).

Now I suppose a similar situation could happen where police simply find a USB killer on your person and plug it in to their computer. However, I'm curious how it might play out in court if somebody had a cell phone that they felt law enforcement might confiscate and attempt to search, so they broke it open and rigged a USB killer up to the charge port, and when the police plugged it into their computer in an attempt to search it, it caused damage to the computer.

Police would almost certainly attempt to add additional charges, but theoretically you could argue that the device was completely legal for you to possess and it's on the police officers for not doing their due diligence to make sure the device wouldn't cause damage to their computer. That said, a reasonable person probably wouldn't suspect that the phone had this modification done to it, even if it was completely legal to do.

So, how do you think this scenario would play out in court?

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u/CumAndMoreCumPartIII — 3 days ago
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How to refer to enbys in Spanish? (Asking LGBT native Spanish speakers)

So my partner and their family are Puerto Rican, which has motivated me to learn Spanish. It's been going well but unfortunately there's an issue.

As I'm sure you know, Spanish is a much more gendered language than English, and my partner is non-binary. Naturally, I'd like to still remain respectful of their identity (and everybody else's) while speaking Spanish.

Now, unfortunately they are not aware of what the standard is for LGBT people in countries that speak Spanish because they were raised in the US, and, without getting too deep into it, their family won't be too helpful either.

There's two ways to go about this that I've heard of, but I'm not sure which one, or if either, are correct. One is to use x as in "Latinx," and the other is to use e as in "Latine," to make things gender nuteral. So to refer to my partner I'd say "Mi novix" or "Mi novie."

Now I could be wrong but from what I've been told Latinx comes from Americans and not LGBT communities in countries that speak Spanish, so if that's the case I think I should favor Latine, but I'm not sure.

So, native Spanish speaking LGBT people, what's the correct way for my gringo ass to be respectful of people's identities while speaking Spanish?

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u/CumAndMoreCumPartIII — 6 days ago

What Speed is Reckless Driving in PA?

Less of a hypothetical question and more of a clarification question since I can't seem to find a clear answer searching online. I was told that in Pennsylvania you can be charged with reckless driving if you exceed more than 30mph over the posted speed limit, or if you exceed 85mph regardless of speed limit, with special exceptions for things like construction zones and school zones. So 60mph in a 25mph zone would be considered reckless driving as well as 90mph in a 70mph zone? Is this accurate? If so can somebody please cite the specific legal code that states it? Also, is this federal or is Pennsylvania state law?

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u/CumAndMoreCumPartIII — 22 days ago

Beginner Strength/Flexibility Routine?

Hey y'all! I've been wanting to get into doing yoga to improve overall strength and flexibility (I'm already decently strong for my size, although my lower body can use some work, but flexibility is definitely an area I'm lacking in) and I don't know where to start. I'm a complete beginner, I've never done anything beyond pretty basic stretches. Ideally I'd like a routine that doesn't take TOO long, like 30ish minutes, as I plan to try to do it a few times a week or even daily.

I'm not out here trying to get jacked, but I would like to be more toned. Basically just looking into this as a more accessible way to get a bit stronger, get a bit more flexible, reduce overall body pain, get better balance, etc. You know, basically just trying to be more physically active and improve my health but lacking the funds to go to a studio and take classes.

So, are there any routines y'all recommend for somebody completely new to this?

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u/CumAndMoreCumPartIII — 22 days ago
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Help, I'm At My Wits End

A big chunk of resin is trapped in between honeycomb diffusers, there's a percolator on top that isn't in the photo. I have tried everything I can think of. Salt and alcohol, soaking it in alcohol, vinegar, and even acetone. Nothing seems to be able touch it. What can I do here?

Update: I managed to fish a thin wire down the mouthpiece and in-between the diffusers (this was a very tedious and annoying task) and use that to break it up enough so that it could be rinsed out with water. Gave it another couple rounds of alcohol to be sure and a very thorough soak and rinse to get rid of any lingering chemicals, and it's looking as good as new.

u/CumAndMoreCumPartIII — 1 month ago
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Carrying in a bathrobe?

So often I get on some Tony Soprano shit and roam around my house in a bathrobe eating cold cuts, drinking coffee, getting the mail, etc. Normally if I'm dressed I just carry in my normal methods at home, but I haven't really found a great way to do it like this. My G26 fits in the robe pocket just fine, but it's far from secure to my body and I've always been anti- unprotected trigger loose in a pocket. I have a Phlster Enigma that I like, but with the robe closed it's a pretty slow draw. What's your thoughts on the best carry method for this situation?

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u/CumAndMoreCumPartIII — 1 month ago
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Oil resistant paint pen/marker

So, extremely niche use case but I figured this would be the place to ask. I need a white paint pen/marker that is oil and water resistant (specifically coconut oil), basically something that can only be removed by solvents like rubbing alcohol, the finer the point the better.

So I'm a bit weird and eclectic and I like having my home full of things that are neat to look at. As such, with cosmetics I have a couple ceramic pump bottles for things like coconut oil (great for skin and also helps remove stray wax flakes after waxing) that are made to look like black stone statues of people. They look fine as is, but I thought it'd be cool to draw things that resemble tattoos on them in white. That's where I'm running into an issue, every paint pen/marker I've tried (including the Markal 96903 which was recommended to me by a few machinists) has started smearing and coming off with a little bit of oil and friction. I'm not exactly opposed to something that doesn't have a very fine tip, but the finer the point the better as I can get more detail with it. I've been recommended laboratory slide pens, but I cannot seem to find any in white.

So, do you guys have any recommendations for pens/markers, or recommendations for other subreddits to ask that may give some guidance, or am I kinda just out of luck here?

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u/CumAndMoreCumPartIII — 1 month ago

"Hasta" vs "Nos Vemos"

I've been taking the Latin American Spanish course on Mango after switching from Duolingo, and I just decided to start from the beginning. I've learned both "Hasta" and "Nos Vemos" to mean "see you," but it seems to use them interchangeably without a real reason for it ("Hasta el martes" "Nos vemos el martes"). Is there a reason to choose to say one over the other, or are they truly interchangeable and I can just use whichever?

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u/CumAndMoreCumPartIII — 2 months ago

So I've been trying to enable grayscale because I read that it's better for reading on your phone and I wanted to try it out. But no matter what I do, the screen still looks normal and I can't find anything to fix it through a Google search.

To get it I go: settings>accessibility>visibility enhancements>color adjustment

I've tried the other things like color inversion, color filter, and high contrast and they all work fine, but anything with the color adjustment doesn't seem to make a difference from what I can tell. Any help on how to get this enabled would be great.

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u/CumAndMoreCumPartIII — 4 months ago