Here's probably the reason: The US Constitution has the Fifth Amendment--the government cannot force a person to make involuntary incriminating statements. A person can invoke his right to silence. Cops will have to do the legwork to convict him.
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Originally posted by BVF
If I was in charge of interrogating that dude who kidnapped that girl while she was on her cell phone, I'd do it with a baseball bat and a phonebook. I have know idea why they haven't just beat the hell out of him to find out.
We get our asses beat regularly over a simple drug charge when we get arrested but they won't even lay hands on this Mexican? I don't get it.
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