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The law generally defers to experts with recognized training and experience in the relevant field. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daubert_standard https://en.m
by torstenvl 5y ago
The law generally defers to experts with recognized training and experience in the relevant field. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daubert_standard https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daubert_standard
- tata71 5y agoOne hop to a kangaroo court, then?
- wolverine876 5y agoHow does a court, with a judge appointed and confirmed by elected representatives, a jury of independent citizens, utilizing expert testimony and long-established rules of procedure, equate with a kangaroo court?
- CamperBob2 5y agoFor one thing, a law like this puts a staggering amount of power in the hands of whoever gets to define "emotional injury."
- kodah 5y agoI can see this going the way of bitemark analysis.
- anigbrowl 5y agoEmotional distress has been a concept in tort law for decades and the sky has yet to fall. It's generally measured as a combination of 'here's the awful thing that happened, imagine how you'd feel, jurors' and testimony from the victim and/or psychiatrist(s) assessing the impact of the emotional injury in terms of subsequent dysfunction.
- CamperBob2 5y agoTort law is one thing. The US Code is another.
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- torstenvl 5y agoGod. This place is toxic lately.