[TITLE] The Killer's Confession
[VALIDITY] At least moderate levels of both corruption and crime
[DESCRIPTION] Police claimed Henry Lee @@RANDOMLASTNAME_1@@ was one of the deadliest serial killers in the history of @@NAME@@, having confessed to first three, then a dozen, and now well over 100 murders in a relatively short period. Police all across the country cleared cases, bringing closure to numerous families. Now, evidence is suggesting that the confessions were false, even coerced, leading to claims of widespread law enforcement corruption.
[OPTION 1] "Nonsense!" drawls celebrated sheriff @@RANDOMFIRSTNAME@@ Wellbout, posing for a horde of photographers. "@@RANDOMLASTNAME_1@@ confessed to these crimes and gave us details only the killer or a cop could know. Ain't nobody gonna do that but the real murderer. Now if you'll excuse me, ol' Henry confessed to another one today, so I owe him a milkshake!" Pausing to sign autographs, @@HE@@ locks eyes on you. "Best to pull the government out of all local affairs – wouldn't want to get your nose dirty!"
[EFFECT 1] the words "evidence" and "inconvenience" are used interchangeably
[OPTION 2] "The details Henry provided are those the sheriff fed him in advance!" warns @@RANDOMMALEFIRSTNAME@@ Feazell, government prosecutor in @@CAPITAL@@. "He's confessing to cases we already solved. He even confessed to one we completely made up just to test him! He's obviously being manipulated by corrupt officials just so they can close cases and make a name for themselves. You need to set up a special commission to purge corruption in our ranks! There can be no justice in @@NAME@@ until we do."
[EFFECT 2] officers recording confessions are immediately investigated for abuse of office
[OPTION 3] "There may be a problem here, but it's not the cops" intones Col. @@RANDOMFIRSTNAME@@ Adams, head of the sheriff's office in question. "I know this prosecutor, Feazell. A nosy little do-gooder is what he is, a bleeding-heart fool who think he's going to topple the system. Listen, I've got some connections in Intelligence… let me take care of him. We'll wreck his image so fast, nobody will ever question law enforcement again."
[EFFECT 3] police badges proudly bear the motto "I am the law"
[OPTION 4] "I've spoken at length with both Mr. @@RANDOMLASTNAME_1@@ and Sheriff Wellbout, and I think they're just the sweetest!" urges Sister @@RANDOMFEMALEFIRSTNAME@@, the volunteer counselor assisting Henry. "Henry's faculties are so limited he just didn't know what he was confessing to, and the sheriff had no idea this might be a sham! What we need is extensive training for our police officers so they can recognize when a suspect has special needs, and act accordingly!"
[EFFECT 4] the back seats of police cruisers have been replaced with a psychiatrists' couches
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