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Re: by caslon on Wednesday January 05, 2022 @10:02PM (#29818732)
The way that guilt works in the US is to prove beyond a reasonable doubt. Hearsay is nothing to convict a person with, especially not of something so serious as domestic violence.

It's better safe than sorry when it comes to throwing someone in a prison. If his tactic is strangulation, I'm sure someone has documented wounds he caused, if true. With the volume of people you say were abused by him in this thread, 50% odds are bound to show results eventually.

Evidence is needed for accusations to be taken as more than warnings, generally.

Re: by betsydupuis on Wednesday January 05, 2022 @10:30PM (#29818982)
A deposition to the police is not hearsay, it's evidence.

If you're going to play armchair lawyer, get the facts straight.

Re: by caslon on Thursday January 06, 2022 @12:56PM (#29827065)
A deposition without evidence quite literally is hearsay, under the proper definition of hearsay. I'm not playing a lawyer, I'm pointing out that "He said, she said," is literally nothing for a court of law to use.
Re: by betsydupuis on Friday January 07, 2022 @11:21AM (#29840959)
Testimonial hearsay, such as depositions to the police, is evidence. You have no idea what you are talking about. Stop mansplaining