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pipi_k

(21,020 posts)
15. Why they didn't use her
Sun Jul 14, 2013, 01:44 PM
Jul 2013

as a witness...

because there seem to be a lot of "I believe's" in there.

"I believe" is not evidence.

"I saw" and "I heard" are difficult enough, as ten people seeing or hearing the same thing will give their own versions of what they "saw" or "heard".

But "I believe"?

No.

What if someone came forth to say "I believe Trayvon Martin struck the first blow"?

That wouldn't be good enough, and neither should "I believe" from the other side.

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