Eyewitness Testimony Research Paper
CONTEXT STATEMENT
STRAND CONNECTION: Telling Truths
TEXT CONNECTION: Joe Cinque’s Consolation
DECLARED PIECE: Reflective
SELECTION OF FORM: Essay
INTENTIONS OF THE PIECE: To Reflect on the reliability of eyewitness testimony.
OTHER INFORMATION: Word count 1085
How close does eyewitness testimony allow you to get to the truth?
Eyewitness testimony has been considered a highly reliable form of evidence in law courts all around the world. But eyewitness testimony can easily be the most risky form of evidence for one to use in a courtroom. I believe that the correct use of multiple eyewitness’s that confirm each others testimonies are highly effective and strong pieces of evidence. But when two opposing witnesses …show more content…
The human brain is not capable of doing so. Perhaps if one dwelled on said occasion day after day whilst doing as few mentally challenging tasks as possible then there is a chance that they may be able to recall said occasion. But that suggestion is ludicrous because there is a very high likelihood that this person would burn out due to over loading their brain with useless information, like the number of white lines that where dashed along the road. Although in some special cases people have been able to read short stories then recite them nearly verbatim a year later. But these cases are not 100 per cent accurate and they represent less than 1% of the world’s population so the idea of asking someone to remember something as well as this miniscule subpopulation of people is laughable. For instance if I could recite the story over and over for ten years then I would have a phenomenal chance of successfully recounting the story verbatim. But if I were asked to recount the story word for word in front of a judge and jury with a lawyer deliberately trying to make look like a liar, then I would most likely completely forget most of the
STRAND CONNECTION: Telling Truths
TEXT CONNECTION: Joe Cinque’s Consolation
DECLARED PIECE: Reflective
SELECTION OF FORM: Essay
INTENTIONS OF THE PIECE: To Reflect on the reliability of eyewitness testimony.
OTHER INFORMATION: Word count 1085
How close does eyewitness testimony allow you to get to the truth?
Eyewitness testimony has been considered a highly reliable form of evidence in law courts all around the world. But eyewitness testimony can easily be the most risky form of evidence for one to use in a courtroom. I believe that the correct use of multiple eyewitness’s that confirm each others testimonies are highly effective and strong pieces of evidence. But when two opposing witnesses …show more content…
The human brain is not capable of doing so. Perhaps if one dwelled on said occasion day after day whilst doing as few mentally challenging tasks as possible then there is a chance that they may be able to recall said occasion. But that suggestion is ludicrous because there is a very high likelihood that this person would burn out due to over loading their brain with useless information, like the number of white lines that where dashed along the road. Although in some special cases people have been able to read short stories then recite them nearly verbatim a year later. But these cases are not 100 per cent accurate and they represent less than 1% of the world’s population so the idea of asking someone to remember something as well as this miniscule subpopulation of people is laughable. For instance if I could recite the story over and over for ten years then I would have a phenomenal chance of successfully recounting the story verbatim. But if I were asked to recount the story word for word in front of a judge and jury with a lawyer deliberately trying to make look like a liar, then I would most likely completely forget most of the