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Originally posted by Webby
baddog:
 There was another incident in a court room in the US which shows how damned pathetic some scenarios are.
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anyone that has spent any time in a courtroom knows how bad eyewitness testimony can be. case in point:
In 1995 I was on trial for a couple felonies, because I could not get any representation that would handle the case the way I wanted it done, I decided to represent myself.
Arresting officer is asked if he can point out the defendant (moi). Naturally, he looks over to the table I am sitting at, where he obviously expected to see a lawyer and the defendent, but all he saw was me, and since I was in a suit and tie, he thought I was the attorney. He started looking around the courtroom, like he thought he was playing "Where's Waldo" or something. After a couple minutes he had to admit, he did not see the defendent.
So much for the eyewitness.