Wednesday, November 30, 2016
Details
While listening to the different testimonies, I found it interesting how different the testimonies were. While some people said that Brown had his hands slightly raised to his shoulders, others said that his hands were at his sides. Some said that he ran towards Wilson, while others said he walked slowly. Another controversial topic is that car behind Wilson's vehicle. Was it a white Monte Carlo or a darker color Monte Carlo? When recalling something that happens, I think that an event, like a shooting, makes peoples' memories about what happened harder to remember. When someone thinks about a traumatic event too much the details can get mixed up. This is not true for all the people who testify, but I think it happens to some.
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I think that this is a very important issue that is brought up. In a perfect world, everyone would remember the whole situation, but because they are overcome with fear, those details fade away. There is an idea that I learned in psychology, I forget the term, but it is that when someone is not truly paying attention to the details, they can alter what they think that they saw in the actual situation. This is a key part of a trial because not everyone will remember every part.
ReplyDeleteYeah. People have to recreate a scene to remember it; it's not just like playing a film reel. For sure, the less some portion of a memory sticks and seems important, the less likely people are to recreate it properly.
DeleteYeah. People have to recreate a scene to remember it; it's not just like playing a film reel. For sure, the less some portion of a memory sticks and seems important, the less likely people are to recreate it properly.
DeleteI noticed this as well, and I think Audrey's right that our brains tend to fill in the gaps of our memories. Our brains can even block out certain details without us even knowing, which is why witness testimonies can be really unreliable at times.
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