Court have a system for seeking truth when participants are adversarial and rules that have intention of producing truth under those conditions. While it’s not the only goal that courts have truth finding is one of the major goals. In situations where participants are adversial it’s useful to have a system that takes that into account.
“Objection, this is hearsay” is a move that you can use in court to shut down a witness. It’s a principle where people who don’t have direct experience about whether something is true are not allowed to say what they want over it.
It’s similar in nature to the complaint that someone speaks about something where they lack certain direct experience because they are white.
Court have a system for seeking truth when participants are adversarial and rules that have intention of producing truth under those conditions. While it’s not the only goal that courts have truth finding is one of the major goals. In situations where participants are adversial it’s useful to have a system that takes that into account.
“Objection, this is hearsay” is a move that you can use in court to shut down a witness. It’s a principle where people who don’t have direct experience about whether something is true are not allowed to say what they want over it.
It’s similar in nature to the complaint that someone speaks about something where they lack certain direct experience because they are white.