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Why does then the defenders not attack the eye witness testimony on these grounds - that people and memory are unreliable, so what this guy remembers even if ho
by venomsnake 13y ago
Why does then the defenders not attack the eye witness testimony on these grounds - that people and memory are unreliable, so what this guy remembers even if honestly believe so is not to be trusted? They could also throw some Bayesian math in the mix.
- jlgreco 13y agoThey can attack the eye witness testimony on those grounds. Of course if the witness is a cop (community hero!) or god forbid a girl scout delivering cookies, then legitimately attacking the credibility of eye-witness accounts can put you in a very unsympathetic light before the jury. An attack on the poor recall abilities of homo-sapiens becomes warped into an attack on the character of a plainly honorable witness. Public understanding of even the basics of Bayesian thinking is abysmal.
- gknoy 13y agoThe judge probably would not allow them to do that, and even if so, that means that pretty much any defensive testimony would likely face similar hurdles.