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The validity of the research method should not be taken into account. It doesn't matter if I ask my uncle Bob about the scientific details or if I go read some
by BearGoesChirp 10y ago
The validity of the research method should not be taken into account. It doesn't matter if I ask my uncle Bob about the scientific details or if I go read some peer reviewed published paper. I'm not allowed to gain knowledge.
That being said, I still find it absurd that independent research from valid sources isn't allowed.
- dragonwriter 10y ago> That being said, I still find it absurd that independent research from valid sources isn't allowed. It's not allowed, among many reasons, because validity is a disputable fact, and outside research by jurors prevents the party that would be adversely affected by taking the source as valid from contesting the validity of the source in open court, defeating the entire purpose of having a public trial, a reviewable trial record, the right to counsel, and, well, the whole of legal process.
- BearGoesChirp 10y agoIf the court provided a meaningful alternative I might accept this argument, but given some of the poor track records of expert witnesses, and given that people will bring in their own personal knowledge regardless of what is said. This is especially true since contesting validity of a source costs money and people don't have infinite money in court. The only conclusion is that the current legal system is so broken that the only reasonable judgment is not guilty.