Glenn E. Meyer
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http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/08/us/08uzi.html?ref=us
Judge Will Allow Jurors to See Video of 8-Year-Old Being Killed by Uzi at Gun Show
-- This interesting to me because of my interest in legal issues. There's strong evidence that exposure to weapons during trials primes negative ideation. Also, strong evidence that video evidence is esp. compelling.
The article suggest two different effects - one would be shock at allowing what seems to be such a dangerous action. The second would be sympathy for the father at his loss. The latter being the suggestion he suffered enough and no further punishment is needed. That is countered by the view that legal sanction serve as a lesson for others.
There was also a recent case where a suspect with Nazi tatoos was allowed to cover them up at trial to avoid prejudicing a jury. The counter argument being that the tatoos are indicative of the kind of person he is and that should be available to the jury.
Sometimes, when I mention such - we just get the old cliche of it's a good shoot, blah, blah. But my interests are past that. You are on trial and then what?
Judge Will Allow Jurors to See Video of 8-Year-Old Being Killed by Uzi at Gun Show
-- This interesting to me because of my interest in legal issues. There's strong evidence that exposure to weapons during trials primes negative ideation. Also, strong evidence that video evidence is esp. compelling.
The article suggest two different effects - one would be shock at allowing what seems to be such a dangerous action. The second would be sympathy for the father at his loss. The latter being the suggestion he suffered enough and no further punishment is needed. That is countered by the view that legal sanction serve as a lesson for others.
There was also a recent case where a suspect with Nazi tatoos was allowed to cover them up at trial to avoid prejudicing a jury. The counter argument being that the tatoos are indicative of the kind of person he is and that should be available to the jury.
Sometimes, when I mention such - we just get the old cliche of it's a good shoot, blah, blah. But my interests are past that. You are on trial and then what?