The Browbeating of Witnesses Reconsidered
A critique traces the origin of cross examination’s browbeating to a historical practice and laments its decline in modern courts. It contrasts brutal tactics with subtler methods like Dickensian snuff humor, noting how intimidation harms testimony and urging courts to discourage bulldozing behavior. The piece also ponders perception and mental vision, questioning how mind and eyes cooperate to form what we see.
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