wedrifid comments on The Amanda Knox Test: How an Hour on the Internet Beats a Year in the Courtroom - Less Wrong

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Comment author: wedrifid 15 December 2009 10:31:09PM 0 points [-]

I thought you were claiming that there was essentially no evidence which reasonably supports the hypothesis that somebody staged a burglary or break-in.

The claim was that there was essentially no evidence which reasonably supports the hypothesis that the burglary was staged.

Comment author: brazil84 16 December 2009 02:01:38AM 0 points [-]

Ok, so again my question:

"do you agree that one of the bedrooms had clothing and such strewn around it while the owner of the room testified that the room had been left orderly?"

And yes, I am well aware that there are other possible explanations for this evidence besides staging.

Comment author: wedrifid 16 December 2009 02:11:24AM *  0 points [-]

This is a relevant question. It is not evidence that I weigh particularly highly given what I know about witness testimonies, particularly those under motivated prompting. But it is evidence.