What a great description of Florida's attitude towards criminal justice under the stewardship of Governor Jeb Bush:

Led by one of the nation's toughest anti-crime governors and guided by an attorney general known as "Chain Gang" Charlie Crist, Florida can hardly be considered a vacationland for criminals. The Sunshine State in recent years has resurrected the chain gang, built an additional 21 prisons and passed a law that requires prisoners to serve 85 percent of their sentences. In January, Gov. Jeb Bush called for the closing of state legal offices that represent inmates awaiting execution, a move that critics fear would speed the walk to death."

But that's not really the reason to read the article. This is:

Yet, despite Florida's unchallenged image as hard-nosed on crime, several law-enforcement agencies in the state's southern region have decided to voluntarily begin videotaping police interrogations, a process that many law-enforcement officials and prosecutors across the nation consider too costly and a barrier to their ability to solve crimes.

Proponents assert that electronic taping can only enhance justice by limiting or ending the number of wrongful convictions obtained through forced confessions or false admissions. They contend it would save tax money by reducing multimillion-dollar awards in wrongful arrest lawsuits and police misconduct cases. Likewise, there would be fewer costly court hearings to suppress confessions, they say.

Richard Ofshe, an authority on police interrogation tactics and false confessions, said the willingness of Florida police departments to embrace videotaping "might start the snowball rolling down the hill" and bring reluctant police departments everywhere into line.

Fort Lauderdale, all of Broward County and Miami, have already adopted the policy. Smaller Florida cities, like Coral Springs, are adopting the policy. False confessions and forced confessions do happen. They cause innocent people to be convicted--even sent to Death Row. Taping interrogations should be the rule everywhere. It protects police and it strengthens cases against the guilty. It's a win-win for everyone.