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Post by ThatGuy on Mar 5, 2019 2:54:29 GMT
How can you investigate something that happened years ago like that? The only thing you'd be able to find out is if the person was there. I mean, you can do lie detectors, but those can be beaten. There's any number of things you an do to "build" a case. After having done so you can see if there's enough there to prosecute. If there isn't you move on. If there is you go after him. That's how ALL cases are made. Even against folks who get caught red-handed. Unless the guy kept bed sheets or didn't wash his clothing, it's all he said/he said.
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Post by lenlenlen1 on Mar 5, 2019 18:50:50 GMT
There's any number of things you an do to "build" a case. After having done so you can see if there's enough there to prosecute. If there isn't you move on. If there is you go after him. That's how ALL cases are made. Even against folks who get caught red-handed. Unless the guy kept bed sheets or didn't wash his clothing, it's all he said/he said. Technically you'd think that was the case. But I happen to know a retired police Sgt. He opened my eyes to some other possibilities. For example:
Eyewitnesses testimony- Even if they didn't see the actual assault, can other people attest to the time line, can they attest to behavior on the night of the event, can they attest to behavior in other instances in and around that time, can they lead to other people willing to come out about other assaults, and if so can those other instances be even better, easier to prove...
Physical evidence- did the victim keep a diary outlining the events, is there any video/audio surveillance of ANY kind (cameras, cell phones, etc.) that my have captured any of the event even if only partially. And yes, are there soiled sheets that the victim kept for some reason - weird, but not impossible.
Interviews- you gather all the principals and interview them. Police are good at getting people to trip themselves up in interviews (look at the Jussie Smollet case for example).
You build a case, and then you present it to a prosecutor, and the decision is made on whether or not to proceed.
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Post by ThatGuy on Mar 5, 2019 20:13:19 GMT
Unless the guy kept bed sheets or didn't wash his clothing, it's all he said/he said. Technically you'd think that was the case. But I happen to know a retired police Sgt. He opened my eyes to some other possibilities. For example:
Eyewitnesses testimony- Even if they didn't see the actual assault, can other people attest to the time line, can they attest to behavior on the night of the event, can they attest to behavior in other instances in and around that time, can they lead to other people willing to come out about other assaults, and if so can those other instances be even better, easier to prove...
Physical evidence- did the victim keep a diary outlining the events, is there any video/audio surveillance of ANY kind (cameras, cell phones, etc.) that my have captured any of the event even if only partially. And yes, are there soiled sheets that the victim kept for some reason - weird, but not impossible.
Interviews- you gather all the principals and interview them. Police are good at getting people to trip themselves up in interviews (look at the Jussie Smollet case for example).
You build a case, and then you present it to a prosecutor, and the decision is made on whether or not to proceed.
I said all that in the two previous posts... lol
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Post by lenlenlen1 on Mar 5, 2019 20:32:21 GMT
Technically you'd think that was the case. But I happen to know a retired police Sgt. He opened my eyes to some other possibilities. For example:
Eyewitnesses testimony- Even if they didn't see the actual assault, can other people attest to the time line, can they attest to behavior on the night of the event, can they attest to behavior in other instances in and around that time, can they lead to other people willing to come out about other assaults, and if so can those other instances be even better, easier to prove...
Physical evidence- did the victim keep a diary outlining the events, is there any video/audio surveillance of ANY kind (cameras, cell phones, etc.) that my have captured any of the event even if only partially. And yes, are there soiled sheets that the victim kept for some reason - weird, but not impossible.
Interviews- you gather all the principals and interview them. Police are good at getting people to trip themselves up in interviews (look at the Jussie Smollet case for example).
You build a case, and then you present it to a prosecutor, and the decision is made on whether or not to proceed.
I said all that in the two previous posts... lol So we're agreeing. Then why do I get the feeling we're disagreeing somehow...?
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Post by ThatGuy on Mar 5, 2019 21:22:30 GMT
I said all that in the two previous posts... lol So we're agreeing. Then why do I get the feeling we're disagreeing somehow...? Because it wouldn't be as easy as that.
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Post by lenlenlen1 on Mar 5, 2019 22:14:23 GMT
So we're agreeing. Then why do I get the feeling we're disagreeing somehow...? Because it wouldn't be as easy as that. Well I agree with that!
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