In a case where people are strongly divided on their opinions on a person’s right to own a gun and defend themselves–getting to the truth is a lot harder. Why? Because of emotional bias. When people have a strong belief in something, they will cling to it at all costs–and will even disregard the truth […]
Dan Abrams gives an interesting analysis of the George Zimmerman case from a legal standpoint. It’s worth a read here. He says, “To be clear, if we were talking about Florida’s controversial Stand Your Ground Law, who initiated the encounter would be crucial and the defendant would have the burden to prove that he should […]
Photo by IKO If you were to watch 8 to 10 seconds of an event in the dark after coming outside from the indoors, would there be a beginning, middle and end (story) to what you could see? Could you see colors? If so, could you distinguish between light and dark?
Many people have wondered what I thought of Rachel Jeantel’s testimony. I watched the first 15 minutes of this video and did not see any indications of deception. I do, however, see a young woman who has great distrust and a lack of respect for authority.
