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Only a culprit can be affected by one's truthful confession – Christen Kuikoua	added by ChristenKuikouafans 10 months ago
I am grateful for the diligent work of the Columbus Police Department in securing a confession and getting a rapist off the street, justice must be served and( the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation) stands ready to support law enforcement across Ohio putting these criminals behind bars. – Dave Yost	Found on CNN 2 years ago
They told me that you won't be able to get on the plane. And I knew that was like a last-minute game because I knew, they told me that they have been given the money. So, what is the point of making me sign a piece of paper which is incorrect. It's a forced confession. – Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe	Found on CNN 2 years ago
He never did. And I don’t know that he ever will. Will there ever be a deathbed confession? Probably not. It just seems to be going that way. All I can do is have the truth printed. – Lana Wood	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
I know a lot of people are tired of politics right now, listen, I will make a confession. I never watch political shows. ... I understand why people might be tired of politics. – The Trump cardWhile Obama	Found on CNN 3 years ago
I know a lot of people are tired politics right now, listen, I will make a confession. I never watch political shows. ... I understand why people might be tired of politics. – The Trump cardWhile Obama	Found on CNN 3 years ago
I don't believe Cuomo would pardon himself, because the groping crime he’s under investigation for in the Commission complaint is (a) considered a misdemeanor and not very serious (i.e., it’s not considered felony sexual assault), and (b) he has vigorously denied the allegation and a pardon would be tantamount to a confession of guilt. – Andrew McCarthy	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
I don't believe Cuomo would pardon himself, because the groping crime he’s under investigation for in the Commisso complaint is (a) considered a misdemeanor and not very serious (i.e., it’s not considered felony sexual assault), and (b) he has vigorously denied the allegation and a pardon would be tantamount to a confession of guilt. – Andrew McCarthy	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
Last night we learned from online reports about allegations concerning Josh Duggar and then read his confession today. We are grieved by Josh’s conduct and the devastating impact of his pornography addiction and marital unfaithfulness, our hearts hurt for his family, and all those affected by Josh’s actions. His deceitful behavior harms his family, his friends, his former coworkers, and the cause he has publicly espoused. – Tony Perkins	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
The court had to assign me a public defender and the public defender had in his possession the confession, the videotaped confession of Lamar Scott, the eight eyewitnesses' statements, and one of the victims that survived, critically wounded victim, [ who ] told them from his hospital bed that I didn't shoot him, none of these witnesses made it to court. My attorney did not call one single witness. He didn't even give an opening statement to the jury. And all of this evidence existed before trial started. – Correctional Facility inmate Dixon	Found on CNN 3 years ago
I never felt scandal and confession were necessary to be an actress. I've never revealed myself or even my body in films. Mystery is very important. – Claudia Cardinale	added by RobertHaigh 4 years ago
It's a confession that the coronavirus [ is ] impacting personal computers, it's a negative but not a gamechanger for Microsoft. It will have a ripple impact across the supply chain [ and ] fans the flames on coronavirus worries. Apple and Microsoft have now confirmed the negative impact Wall Street had feared. – Dan Ives	Found on CNN 4 years ago
It is the law of confession, the law of corroboration and its satisfied over and over again. – Charles Brandt	Found on FOX News 5 years ago
I will say this categorically, this accusation is false, let me make it clear that my death is not a confession of guilt, on the contrary it is a radical declaration of my innocence. I just want to clear the path my son will walk in the future. – Vega Gil letter	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
They'll only let him out on the condition he confesses, he [ Carlos Ghosn ] doesn't speak Japanese and the paradox is that the confession they want him to sign is written exclusively in Japanese. – Anthony Ghosn	Found on CNN 5 years ago
Presumably, trying to get a confession out of at least one of them is a goal. – Colin Jones	Found on CNN 6 years ago
It is surprising, he made a complete confession initially and he was very cooperative with authorities. And it's my understanding that he's very cooperative at this point as well. – Eric Hackwelder	Found on CNN 6 years ago
Absent an outright confession, they're not going to be able to draw that conclusion, that will be up to the American public to draw their own conclusion : I don't see how the inspector general can draw the conclusion. – Ron Johnson	Found on CNN 6 years ago
When I see the picture of Otto going on TV with that confession, that’s not the image I have of my son in my heart, the image I have of my son is playing soccer three short years ago in high school. – Fred Warmbier	Found on FOX News 7 years ago
That is not random. That is not art. That is evidence, that is a confession. – Patrick Haggan	Found on CNN 7 years ago
He’s in God’s hands now, if he turns his life around, if he makes a humble confession to God, when he gets there he can join my sister and the other eight in heaven. – Melvin Graham	Found on FOX News 7 years ago
She can not even inherit my car because she is a different confession, you have the combination of the property law which is already discriminatory and religious family laws which are a disaster in their own right. – Abou Habib	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
It was the hardest thing I've done in my life, what I wanted was to hear a confession, but I saw them feel no remorse. – Adi Rukun	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
They said they would bring my two children, rape them and cut them up into pieces, after many hours of torture and after they’d raped me, I signed the confession. I was still blindfolded. I never even read what I had signed. – Ms Armenta	Found on FOX News 9 years ago

Only a culprit can be affected by one's truthful confession

– Christen Kuikoua

added by ChristenKuikouafans
10 months ago

I am grateful for the diligent work of the Columbus Police Department in securing a confession and getting a rapist off the street, justice must be served and( the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation) stands ready to support law enforcement across Ohio putting these criminals behind bars.

– Dave Yost

Found on CNN
2 years ago

They told me that you won't be able to get on the plane. And I knew that was like a last-minute game because I knew, they told me that they have been given the money. So, what is the point of making me sign a piece of paper which is incorrect. It's a forced confession.

– Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

Found on CNN
2 years ago

He never did. And I don’t know that he ever will. Will there ever be a deathbed confession? Probably not. It just seems to be going that way. All I can do is have the truth printed.

– Lana Wood

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

I know a lot of people are tired of politics right now, listen, I will make a confession. I never watch political shows. ... I understand why people might be tired of politics.

– The Trump cardWhile Obama

Found on CNN
3 years ago

I know a lot of people are tired politics right now, listen, I will make a confession. I never watch political shows. ... I understand why people might be tired of politics.

– The Trump cardWhile Obama

Found on CNN
3 years ago

I don't believe Cuomo would pardon himself, because the groping crime he’s under investigation for in the Commission complaint is (a) considered a misdemeanor and not very serious (i.e., it’s not considered felony sexual assault), and (b) he has vigorously denied the allegation and a pardon would be tantamount to a confession of guilt.

– Andrew McCarthy

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

I don't believe Cuomo would pardon himself, because the groping crime he’s under investigation for in the Commisso complaint is (a) considered a misdemeanor and not very serious (i.e., it’s not considered felony sexual assault), and (b) he has vigorously denied the allegation and a pardon would be tantamount to a confession of guilt.

– Andrew McCarthy

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

Last night we learned from online reports about allegations concerning Josh Duggar and then read his confession today. We are grieved by Josh’s conduct and the devastating impact of his pornography addiction and marital unfaithfulness, our hearts hurt for his family, and all those affected by Josh’s actions. His deceitful behavior harms his family, his friends, his former coworkers, and the cause he has publicly espoused.

– Tony Perkins

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

The court had to assign me a public defender and the public defender had in his possession the confession, the videotaped confession of Lamar Scott, the eight eyewitnesses' statements, and one of the victims that survived, critically wounded victim, [ who ] told them from his hospital bed that I didn't shoot him, none of these witnesses made it to court. My attorney did not call one single witness. He didn't even give an opening statement to the jury. And all of this evidence existed before trial started.

– Correctional Facility inmate Dixon

Found on CNN
3 years ago

I never felt scandal and confession were necessary to be an actress. I've never revealed myself or even my body in films. Mystery is very important.

– Claudia Cardinale

added by RobertHaigh
4 years ago

It's a confession that the coronavirus [ is ] impacting personal computers, it's a negative but not a gamechanger for Microsoft. It will have a ripple impact across the supply chain [ and ] fans the flames on coronavirus worries. Apple and Microsoft have now confirmed the negative impact Wall Street had feared.

– Dan Ives

Found on CNN
4 years ago

It is the law of confession, the law of corroboration and its satisfied over and over again.

– Charles Brandt

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

I will say this categorically, this accusation is false, let me make it clear that my death is not a confession of guilt, on the contrary it is a radical declaration of my innocence. I just want to clear the path my son will walk in the future.

– Vega Gil letter

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

They'll only let him out on the condition he confesses, he [ Carlos Ghosn ] doesn't speak Japanese and the paradox is that the confession they want him to sign is written exclusively in Japanese.

– Anthony Ghosn

Found on CNN
5 years ago

Presumably, trying to get a confession out of at least one of them is a goal.

– Colin Jones

Found on CNN
6 years ago

It is surprising, he made a complete confession initially and he was very cooperative with authorities. And it's my understanding that he's very cooperative at this point as well.

– Eric Hackwelder

Found on CNN
6 years ago

Absent an outright confession, they're not going to be able to draw that conclusion, that will be up to the American public to draw their own conclusion : I don't see how the inspector general can draw the conclusion.

– Ron Johnson

Found on CNN
6 years ago

When I see the picture of Otto going on TV with that confession, that’s not the image I have of my son in my heart, the image I have of my son is playing soccer three short years ago in high school.

– Fred Warmbier

Found on FOX News
7 years ago

That is not random. That is not art. That is evidence, that is a confession.

– Patrick Haggan

Found on CNN
7 years ago

He’s in God’s hands now, if he turns his life around, if he makes a humble confession to God, when he gets there he can join my sister and the other eight in heaven.

– Melvin Graham

Found on FOX News
7 years ago

She can not even inherit my car because she is a different confession, you have the combination of the property law which is already discriminatory and religious family laws which are a disaster in their own right.

– Abou Habib

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

It was the hardest thing I've done in my life, what I wanted was to hear a confession, but I saw them feel no remorse.

– Adi Rukun

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

They said they would bring my two children, rape them and cut them up into pieces, after many hours of torture and after they’d raped me, I signed the confession. I was still blindfolded. I never even read what I had signed.

– Ms Armenta

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

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