I saw this yesterday, and at first gave the guy kudos for coming forth and proclaiming his guilt. I didn't at first give any thought as to his motive for doing this. However, later, many have ascribed some sort of ulterior motive to this confession. After watching his confession, do you think he's confession is some sort of ruse promulgated in order to receive a lighter sentence?
By Doug Gross, CNN
(CNN) -- Matthew Cordle hasn't yet been found liable of killing a man while drinking and driving, but there's not much question about whether he's guilty.
It's not because of the the homicide charges that were filed against him on Monday. But it's because Cordle went on YouTube last week and told the world he'd done just that.
Cordle's confession, a highly produced, three-and-a-half minute video that has been viewed by more than 1.2 million people, is the sort of pronouncement that would have been impossible before the world had social media platforms at its fingertips. And it's raising questions that go far beyond the 22-year-old Ohio man's guilt or innocence.
Chief among them: Was Cordle, who says he plans to plead guilty and accept whatever punishment is handed down, just trying to get a lighter sentence by using the Web to get out in front of a criminal case in which he hadn't even yet been charged?
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