Reading 4.3-What is the evidence?

The information that I found interesting is about how evidence can be define. This chapter begins with the famous case of the kidnapping of the infant son of Charles Lindbergh and examines the evidence, wholly circumstantial, that led to the conviction and execution of Bruno Hauptmann. Ruby goes on to talk about the quality of evidence in other famous cases, including historical treatments of past events. In all case, he argues that a reader should maintain a critical stance towards everything that is read, always asking the question ‘what is the evidence?’ before drawing a conclusion. Evidence is divided into two type which is circumstantial evidence and testimonial evidence. Both evidence have their own weaknesses. The weakness of circumstantial evidence is not altogether trustworthy as a basis for determining guilt. Here we can conclude that we can buy eyewitnesses to give confession to the court nor the weaknesses of testimonial evidence is the eyewitnesses who testify that they themselves have seen the accused commit the crime not all can remember the actual time and places because of unfortunately incident which is not being planned. Therefore, the eyewitnesses cannot really recognize what was happen clearly. This chapter for me is quite confusing to determined what is the issue to be discuss either we need to compare or came out with what type evidence in each story. At last, after get explanation from my classmate who are more understand about the story, then I can understand.