"Jury in need of Dismissal"

Michael Savoia (msavoia@iac.co.jp)
Tue, 1 Apr 1997 08:33:21 +0900

Michael Fisher:
> "Ladies and Gentlemen of the Jury, if upon examining the
> evidence you find that there are two possible interpretations
> of that evidence, one leading to the defendants guilt, and one to
> his innocence, then however unlikely the interpretation leading to
> his innocence, you must find the defendant "not guilty".
>
> That is from memory, but its real close.
>

"...however unlikely the interpretation leading to his innocence".
Unfortunately, this opens the door to any possible wild explanation.
The defendant can bring in UFOs, pink unicorns and even god. How
then, can anyone ever be convicted with such an out clause? Isn't
this the same right demanded by Bible inerrantists? If an
explanation can be found to resolve even the most obvious
contradiction, no matter how zany or concocted the explanation, it
must be accepted as resolving the contradiction.
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Michael Savoia
msavoia@iac.co.jp