David Von Pein's "evidence" deconstructed

[Andrew Mason]

What “sheer amount”?

The idea that a few things that aren’t evidence somehow combine to form evidence is frankly silly.

Not only is it not silly, it is legally required.  Judges and juries are prohibited from applying the standard of proof to individual pieces of evidence. They must apply that standard only to the whole of the evidence.

[Martin Weidmann]

Not only is it not silly, it is legally required.  Judges and juries are prohibited from applying the standard of proof to individual pieces of evidence. They must apply that standard only to the whole of the evidence.

Which doesn't preclude that they can't look at the authenticity, validity and credibility of those individual pieces of evidence.

Nobody is saying that each individual piece of evidence has to be conclusive beyond a reasonable doubt, but when much of the evidence isn't credible or non-persuasive the whole of the evidence will not meet the standard of proof.

[John Iacoletti]

And the things that aren’t evidence at all don’t “combine” in any way.

[Paul J Cummings]

Except this isn't a case of Judge or Jury hearing the case.

Not only is it not silly, it is legally required.  Judges and juries are prohibited from applying the standard of proof to individual pieces of evidence. They must apply that standard only to the whole of the evidence.

[Charles Collins]

Except this isn't a case of Judge or Jury hearing the case.

This is true. But are you trying to imply something with your statement? If so, please spell it out for us.

[Charles Collins]

Who told you it's legally required to combine nonevidence?

Comedy Gold!

 

Who told you there is such a thing as nonevidence? Have you been watching the Dumb and Dumber movie again?

[Charles Collins]

nonevidence noun
non·​ev·​i·​dence | \ ˌnän-ˈe-və-dən(t)s  , -və-ˌden(t)s \
Definition of nonevidence
: something that is not evidence
Nonevidence is property that does not appear to have evidentiary value and is not the personal property of an arrestee.
— Joseph C. DeLadurantey and Daniel R. Sullivan

nonevidence
in British English
(ˌnɒnˈɛvɪdəns IPA Pronunciation Guide )
NOUN
a lack of evidence
Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

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[Martin Weidmann]

Dictionary.com:

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Let's analyze this;

You've just been shown information from two dictionaries. You then fail to do your own research, beyond a clearly inadequate source and are apparently sufficiently happy with that, to post an argument for argument's sake (yet again)!

Must be a LN