Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for July 30, 2000
Transcript:
Mark: You ready yet? Man (out of frame): Yup. Good to go! Mark: Let's do it. Hi folks! Mark Slackmeyer here to discuss Campaign 2000's hottest topic - capital-punishment! Recently, Texas executed a man based solely on the testimony of a single eyewitness. Ever wonder if you have what it takes to provide critical eyewitness testimony? Let's find out! Without looking over, cover up the first panel of this strip... Got it covered? Great! Now from memory, describe the character who appeared behind me! What color was his hair? What was he wearing? What was he carrying? Did he have facial hair? Glasses? Okay, now uncover the panel and take another look! If this character were accused of murder, would you feel comfortable sending him to his death? Man: How'd everyone do? Mark: Great, I'm sure! Don't worry, folks - he just shaved to mess with your heads!
kwietman over 15 years ago
Just had a discussion with my son about the rules of evidence, and this strip came up as a case in point.