tl;dw he had a “flat affect” after his daughter died because he was autistic, not because he was a murderer

  • keepcarrot [she/her]@hexbear.net
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    3 months ago

    I’ve seen a lot of “the victim was insufficiently distressed therefore they must be lying” in spousal abuse cases. Performance is apparently a huge part of how much you’re believed in court

    • Cammy [she/her]@hexbear.net
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      3 months ago

      Alternatively, “The victim was overly distressed and therefore was lying.”

      Western legal systems tend to favor Morton’s Fork.