18 January 2007

Good Morning, Guantanamo

The pentagon released rules for detainee trials this week. They include, I shit you not, the ability to use hearsay as valid evidence against the defendant. Hearsay is evidence based on the reports of others (not direct knowledge) and is therefore not generally admissible in court, or important for that matter. It's sorta like if Visco told me some guy from RiRa said he saw Joe kissing some dude in the kitchen I wouldn't just take it as fact that Joe is gay. But the tribunals in Guantanamo would.

1 comment:

s said...

I thought I told you not to say anything about Joe.

Christ.