To think she definitely was being!

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Friend talking about the Birmingham Four today said well they did confess so its understandable. They had guns held to their heads, teeth knocked out relentless questioning and abuse. One of them had been nowhere near the area that night.

WIBU to think she doesn't have a clue?

Do you mean the Birmingham six?

I think it is understandable that the jury convicted them giving the evidence that they were given. What is not understandable is that that evidence was given. I led in the area as a child and I remember several cases of miscarriage of justice by the West Midlands serious crimes squad coming to light. I came to associate the squad as a load of corrupt crooks.

It was the Birmingham six! So OP YABU for not knowing how many of them there were!

But yes, the evidence was extremely flimsy there are pictures of them with black eyes and missing teeth, quite obviously something had gone on. Thank goodness we live in a world today where that rarely happens

Guildford four
Birmingham six.

Guildford four
Birmingham six.
Weatherfield one

Or am I getting confused

Ambridge one.

Apart from getting the numbers wrong, YANBU.

In fact the conviction of the Guildford four was overturned because the police had hidden alibi evidence that could have proved one of them was not at the scene (contrary to his confession) at the initial trial not because of the way the confessions were obtained.

But obviously their treatment would now mean that the confessions could not be relied on and therefore there would be no evidence before the jury.

It wasn't the jury's fault though if that is what she meant.