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15-30 eye witnesses?

• endisneigh 3y ago
  what happens when there are contradictions?
  • caturopath 3y ago
    *gestures at all the legal system things*?
    • lotsofpulp 3y ago
      https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/do-the-eyes-have-it/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/do-the-eyes-have-... I imagine humans have a lot more cognitive biases that affect their memory than a video camera, even groups of humans.
      • caturopath 3y ago
        Eyewitness testimony might be less valuable than we intuit, but I'm not sure where this puts us in this conversation. Should we just surveil everywhere?
        • lotsofpulp 3y ago
          It looks like that is where we are headed. Once the cost of storage and cameras is lower than the cost of litigation, it becomes a simple money saving measure.