handoflixue comments on Inherited Improbabilities: Transferring the Burden of Proof - Less Wrong

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Comment author: handoflixue 24 November 2010 09:42:32PM 1 point [-]

The evidence you quoted merely suggests the burglary was faked. I'd assume there are more people with a motive to do that than just Knox and Sollecito? Why would we assume, with high enough certainty to convict, that it was certainly them and not a roommate, or someone who knew them?

Comment author: komponisto 24 November 2010 09:55:28PM *  0 points [-]

Look, I'm not saying Massei and Cristiani's argument that Knox and Sollecito staged the burglary is convincing, by any means!

That said, their argument that if the burglary was staged, the staging was done by Knox and Sollecito is probably the most convincing part of it. At the very least, they would have a highish prior, since they had access to the house and were "available" that night to do the staging if they wanted to.