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Originally posted by Link:
... the believeability of the doctor was put to question by the sheer fact that he 'was committed to rape of a minor', while it had nothing to do with the case at hand. While this is a movie, Timber's answer has led me to believe it resembles a situation that could happen in real life as well -- this last phrase being not only a statement but a question as well; is this true?
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Right, so in a lot of human relations the facts are kind of vague; it may not even be possible to know or learn all the relevant facts of a case.
The question becomes not what a person did, but what kind of person he is. If it ever comes down to he said / she said, credibility is everything. Someone with a history of lying or other antisocial acts (raping minors, for example) will more likely be disbelieved when things get tough.
It may not be fair -- rather more judgemental than thinking -- but it is the way societies seem to work.