RE: [Texascavers] "official report"

Tue, 8 Dec 2009 00:09:32 -0800 (PST)

You never know whether different witnesses will give similar or different descriptions of an incident until you let them talk. In an effort to "get to the truth-whatever it is", what sources of information are there other than witnesses and physical evidence? When witnesses are told not to talk and when physical evidence is destroyed or sealed where no one can examine it, how do you expect people to get to the truth?

Rod

-----Original Message-----
From: Louise Power
Sent: Dec 7, 2009 12:18 PM
To: Texas Cavers
Subject: RE: [Texascavers] "official report"

Any lawyer will tell you that "eye witnesses" make the worst witnesses. You can show ten people the same incident and probably have ten different descriptions of said incidents. Frankly, I'd quit making such a big deal out of this. I doubt there's any coverup afoot, just an effort to get to the truth--whatever it is.
 
 
> Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2009 03:49:46 -0500
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> When somebody says to the public, "Wait for the official report," he might be trying to avoid answering annoying questions while he works to prepare the official report.
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> When somebody says to witnesses, "Don't talk to the public before we release the official report," he most likely fears that the witnesses will say something inconsistent with what he intends to write in the report. Perhaps he fears that witnesses will reveal some truth he wishes to keep secret, or perhaps he just fears that conflicting witness statements will make his official report appear sloppy and inaccurate. Whatever the motivation, this kind of "gag order" or "gag request" directed at witnesses smells of censorship and coverup, and is quite different from asking the public to wait for an official report.
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> Rod
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> >From: Mixon Bill <[email protected]>
> >Sent: Dec 6, 2009 9:43 AM
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> >Subject: [Texascavers] "official report"
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> >When somebody says, "Wait for the official report," he might just be
> >trying to avoid answering the same stupid question fifty times. Not
> >necessarily a cover-up. -- Mixon
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