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The way that guilt works in the US is to prove beyond a reasonable doubt. Hearsay is nothing to convict a person with, especially not of something so serious as
by caslon 5y ago
The way that guilt works in the US is to prove beyond a reasonable doubt. Hearsay is nothing to convict a person with, especially not of something so serious as domestic violence.
It's better safe than sorry when it comes to throwing someone in a prison. If his tactic is strangulation, I'm sure someone has documented wounds he caused, if true. With the volume of people you say were abused by him in this thread, 50% odds are bound to show results eventually.
Evidence is needed for accusations to be taken as more than warnings, generally.
- betsydupuis 5y agoA deposition to the police is not hearsay, it's evidence. If you're going to play armchair lawyer, get the facts straight.
- caslon 5y agoA deposition without evidence quite literally is hearsay, under the proper definition of hearsay. I'm not playing a lawyer, I'm pointing out that "He said, she said," is literally nothing for a court of law to use.
- betsydupuis 5y agoTestimonial hearsay, such as depositions to the police, is evidence. You have no idea what you are talking about. Stop mansplaining