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Originally Posted by SecretMethod70
Ah, I did misread the article the first time. I didn't notice the defense were the actual people performing the experiment in the video. Nonetheless, I see no reason - especially in a death penalty trial - to not allow it.
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Independent researchers also performed experiments, but it wasn't allowed in court, either.
I also want to add that one further component of why this was catipulted into the national media seemed to be the links between lacie's pregnancy, the prosecutor's decision to charge scott with double murder (since we have an interesting criminal statute that defines unborn babies as persons), its implications for the broader social debate of abortion, and its timing--occurring when abortion issues were being pondered during Bush's presidency and discussing began about possible court appointees.