@neiltyson We know how flawed & open to bias perception & memory are, yet eyewitness testimony is still held in high regard as evidence.
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@neiltyson ah, the old Heisenberg DefenseThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson you’re an inspiration for us all.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson Good for you, since so many innocent people are convicted due to so-called "eyewitness testimony".Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson huh I said the same thing too. I told the attny that evidence backed up by testimony was 'reasonable doubt'. Huh scientistsThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson The most concerning thing about a jury trial would be your fate in the hands of 12 people who can’t get out of jury duty.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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No difference between 'You Saw' and 'You Think you Saw'
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@neiltyson i have to go next week!! I'm sure i wont pass!! #Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson Can't wait to see your new film "12 Rational People With Critical Thinking Skills"Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson I once got excused from jury duty. Pleading insanity isn't just for defendants.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson@kuhlah haha legit. Needs some valid evidence behind someone's theoryThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson Naturally you handled a problem scientifically.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson the prosecutor said "if eating cookies is illegal, and we proved Jimmy ate a cookie, would you convict?" I said stupid analogy.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson Justice is blind to empiricism?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson more like 4 for 4Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson@SeanThomas916 I once was selected because I'm a scientist (I think). Eyewitness said there was a knife. No evidence there was. -
@bugcounter@neiltyson I usually just ask what their drug testing policy is.
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@neiltyson While I respect the issue of unreliable eyewitnesses unfortunately it's intelligent people like you that are needed on juries. -
@JosephPred@neiltyson Regrettably, lawyers from neither side want someone they can't mold to their arguments, which includes smart people. -
@longobord@neiltyson So much for a jury of your peers... -
@JosephPred@neiltyson Yeah. Some of the things you learn in law school are profoundly depressing.
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