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Originally Posted by Damien
Well I am pretty sure it does. Normally a jury would decide if they believe the testimony of the accusers. 20 people, most of not all unrelated, would be pretty damning unless the defence managed to discredit their testimony.
A lot of sexual abuses cases have testimony from the alleged victims as evidence. It's hard to obtain any other form of evidence really, especially for historical allegations but people still get convicted.
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could someone tell me when our justice system relied on hearsay and rumor please
I am perfectly willing to accept that he did it when their is proof but the unverifiable accusations of 20 people is no where near enough for me or any jury
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Originally Posted by Gary L
I don't want to believe it either Marty. but there are times in ones life when accepting something instead of coming up with excuses to distract from the truth is just too painful to bare 
And if your daughter was number 11. would you want proof? |
no i wouldn't want it ,however i would need it .