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Alsadius comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 15, chapter 84 - Less Wrong Discussion

3 Post author: FAWS 11 April 2012 03:39AM

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Comment author: Alsadius 13 April 2012 10:13:40PM 0 points [-]

If she intended that to be accurate, then she makes CSI look well-researched.

Comment author: TimS 13 April 2012 10:44:24PM 1 point [-]

I think she intended it to be plausible. Weren't we just discussing what a terrible worldbuilder Rowling is?

Comment author: Alsadius 14 April 2012 04:25:47AM 0 points [-]

It's an entirely plausible legal process...for a shitty country stuck in the Middle Ages. If she's so much as watched an episode of Matlock, she'd be aware of how far outside the realm of modern legal procedure it is.