quarrk [he/him]@hexbear.net to videos@hexbear.netEnglish · 3 months agoTexas man on death row was wrongly convicted due to ignorance about his autismwww.youtube.comexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up175arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up175arrow-down1external-linkTexas man on death row was wrongly convicted due to ignorance about his autismwww.youtube.comquarrk [he/him]@hexbear.net to videos@hexbear.netEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square11fedilinkfile-text
tl;dw he had a “flat affect” after his daughter died because he was autistic, not because he was a murderer
minus-squarekeepcarrot [she/her]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·3 months agoI’ve seen a lot of “the victim was insufficiently distressed therefore they must be lying” in spousal abuse cases. Performance is apparently a huge part of how much you’re believed in court
minus-squareCammy [she/her]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·3 months agoAlternatively, “The victim was overly distressed and therefore was lying.” Western legal systems tend to favor Morton’s Fork.
I’ve seen a lot of “the victim was insufficiently distressed therefore they must be lying” in spousal abuse cases. Performance is apparently a huge part of how much you’re believed in court
Alternatively, “The victim was overly distressed and therefore was lying.”
Western legal systems tend to favor Morton’s Fork.