1. This might be a good time to remember that police and prosecutors are usually interested in very narrow factual questions.
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@HeerJeet Is this about Chapel Hill? Popular desire/expectation for a definitive motive in this case is enormous.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet Not the police, the police has to just make a determination of crime. The other aspects come into play when DA considers charges.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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3. In the case of the Chapel Hill killings, for police purposes, "parking dispute" is enough motive to connect necessary dots.
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@HeerJeet I think you're misreading, they'll push all motives in court that have any evidence..."motive" isn't element of a crime. - Show replies
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@HeerJeet technically they don't even need a motive.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet @AnonMastaOfMp3s and many times a fabricated storyThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet Worth noting that police and prosecutors don't actually have to prove motive in court. Can be helpful but it's not required.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet Yes. That is their job.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet And as a former lawyer, I like that standard, because what's "provable in court"is based on reliability. And I like reliability.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet Except eyewitness testimony. Typically admissible, usually unreliable.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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