While on vacation in Berserk, you are arrested and accused of spying for your country. You are, of course, innocent. Your captors inform you that if you confess, you will receive a sentence of six months while your co-conspirator (whom you have never heard of) will receive a sentence of thirty years. If you both confess you will each receive a sentence of three years. You are also told that your co-conspirator is being offered the same option. You suspect that there is not enough evidence to convict you (and you will be allowed to leave Berserk immediately) unless your alleged co-conspirator confesses. What should you choose to do and why?

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The Answer of While on vacation in Berserk, you are arrested and accused of spying for your country. You are, of course, innocent. Your captors inform you that if you confess, you will receive a sentence of six months while your co-conspirator (whom you have never heard of) will receive a sentence of thirty years. If you both confess you will each receive a sentence of three years. You are also told that your co-conspirator is being offered the same option. You suspect that there is not enough evidence to convict you (and you will be allowed to leave Berserk immediately) unless your alleged co-conspirator confesses. What should you choose to do and why?

While on Vacation in Berserk, You Are Arrested and Accused