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Sentence first, verdict afterwards

Think with Pinker

CHAPTER

How Do You Evaluate the Moral Costs of False Convictions?

Beth Williams has faced criticism over her testimony in the Harvey Weinstein case. She says she was shocked when a law professor said to her, how could you? I actually have a different valuation then elizabeth - there's a difference between being a lawyer on the one hand, and being a judge on the other. As a judge, i had to make exactly the valuation you were making, which is to look critically at the evidence in front of me as a lawyer. And so i made choices about who i wanted to use my talents at whosea behest i would use my talents.

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