tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973827.post5314586568255892678..comments2024-01-11T07:40:01.736-05:00Comments on The Stopped Clock: When Prosecutions Go WrongAaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16523334580402022332noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973827.post-48458474508564209432011-08-22T14:01:33.282-04:002011-08-22T14:01:33.282-04:00"What's amazing is how little of a hand w..."What's amazing is how little of a hand wave it can sometimes take to distract your audience from what's actually happening."<br /><br />Especially if you're a cute, white female. I say that with no disrespect intended to women, but to the police officers and jurors who sometimes seem more moved by "She's cute, so how could she be guilty" or "She's cute, so I'll give her a break" as opposed to the evidence.<br /><br />Imagine a father trying to pull a stunt like, "A scary black man carjacked my car with the kids inside," or, "Sure I was alone with my child when she disappeared, and I have not provided any explanation for how she ended up buried in a forest, but trust me: she drowned in the swimming pool and I just didn't know what to do." How much benefit of the doubt?Gideonnoreply@blogger.com