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Should we also discuss witnesses' recollections during trials? I remember thinking about that very much when I listened to the podcast Serial. What do we actua
by erelde 10y ago
Should we also discuss witnesses' recollections during trials?
I remember thinking about that very much when I listened to the podcast Serial. What do we actually remember? I think I only really remember "methods". (neural passageways?)
edit: I was a pain in high school for my physics teacher (and for myself), I never learned any formulas and did everything with dimensional analysis...
- Ntrails 10y agoHistorically I believe we always trusted eye witnesses pretty heavily in trial, but they're known to be unrelated. I remember myself testifying once, and it's the strangest experience. I remember what I thought I saw. I don't remember seeing. Even at the police station immediately after the "replay" was fuzzy. 3 months later? I was literally just parroting what I remember saying and thinking at the time not what I remember seeing. Was a weird experience
- flukus 10y agoI Wonder if we should favorite witness statements taken shortly after the event instead of involving witnesses in the trial?
- Ntrails 10y agoI absolutely think that's a better way to behave. Once I replay/recall a memory a couple of times in my head it becomes as real as the original, eventually more real. I guess I'd favour my odds of being correct closer to the event but overall I just think humans are unreliable overall.
- Karlozkiller 10y agoMemory is volatile, I would describe it as, every time you access a memory you store the active copy back into memory, allowing for alteration or the data depending on what you feel at the time or external suggestions.