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Message: [QUOTE="Huge, post: 3000346, member: 1992"] From a lifetime of observation I can say that people embellish. People also tend to gloss over their part in an event while recollecting with stunning clarity every detail of the other party or parties involved. It's human nature as far as I can tell and it starts early in life. Kids do it naturally and it keeps going. I didn't just say she is lying or that any of her statements are incorrect. What I'm saying here is that people are unreliable when recalling an event. Anyone who has done any study on recollection will know this. As Hugh Lawrie's character House often said, people lie. Not knowingly too, not intentionally either at times but because human recollection is imperfect. Another thing is certain too, people tend to forget anything that compromises their narrative and that's why the court system has to adopt a skeptical approach. As a society we simply cannot accept an accusers word for things, it must be tested thoroughly. Yes it hurts and if there was another way to ascertain the truth or even get close to it, I'd be all for it. Don't misunderstand, I feel for the lass and wish she didn't go through this experience but we must be certain her facts are just that, factually correct. [/QUOTE]

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