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Originally Posted by housenuts
ie. we will imagine NASA reveals they've been testing a high resolution camera that records an area. that day, by chance it happened to be recording all of Wisconsin. they have a clear video of the murder/suicide. the video will be released tomorrow. you are given an opportunity at 1:1 odds to bet if Avery was involved or not.
I'd think of it as a 99+% chance I'm right, so I think I'd probably bet my life savings plus take out a loan to bet on it showing Steven was involved in the murder (he may not have been the one who technically killed her - maybe that was Brendan, maybe even another family member).
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Originally Posted by markksman
Here is a good exercise. As a juror put yourself in the position of the defendant and what level of doubt would you find reasonable.
Perhaps you are not from the United States? Reasonsble Doubt is the corner stone of the criminal justice system. It is not something that was invented for these two trials. One of the takeaways from the documentary, and it is a strong one, is that Reasonsble doubt has been twisted by our court system and is not working like it should. So your failure to understand how it is supposed to work is not surprising even if it's disappointing.
Do you understand that the foundation of Reasonsble doubt is the bar is st a place where guilty people will go free in order that innocent people do not get convicted? No right thinking person believes that is how it is currently working and that is one of many monumental problems the documentary shines a light on.
Not only is the burden of proof beyond a reasonable doubt the bar, you have to start from a presumption of INNOCENCE. So before you start weighing any evidence as a jury you start with the idea that the defendant is innocent. All of the work to meet the very high burden of proof is on the prosecution.
I will say it for the umpteenth time in this thread, the fact that Mantiwoc County was heavily involved in every aspect of this investigation while a) having a huge conflict of interest and b) having said they would step aside is all by itself enough of Reasonsble doubt over pretty much everything that happened after that point.
You CLEARLY do not understand reasonable doubt, it's origins nor it's actual I tended purpose. It being broken in a case like this is why there is so much real outrage. The system is not supposed to work like this and only the most naïve people think the way the system works now is okay or would be adequate if they were to find themselves charged with a crime.
You CLEARLY cannot even spell "reasonable doubt" (and have also disagreed with the judge's thoughts on reasonable doubt), so maybe cool it on criticizing others.
Also, this:
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I will say it for the umpteenth time in this thread, the fact that Mantiwoc County was heavily involved in every aspect of this investigation while a) having a huge conflict of interest and b) having said they would step aside is all by itself enough of Reasonsble doubt over pretty much everything that happened after that point.
is just hilariously wrong.
Regarding the bullet, IIRC:
On the bullet, only Teresa's DNA was found, not Sherry's.
On the negative control, only Sherry's DNA was found, not Teresa's.
It wasn't possible to run the test again, it was a very important piece of evidence, and it was obvious that only TH's DNA was on the bullet and not through contamination. Therefore, a deviation of protocol was filed.
This is completely legal. Again, you want it to be one way, but it's the other way.
Even so, the jury still considered Buting's "asterisks" he put on the piece of evidence, and they still found Steven guilty.
Also, I think revots has made some very good posts ITT.