tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125354955146250762.post5611430764791868825..comments2024-02-20T16:10:31.948-07:00Comments on First Nerve: ISDP: Big River EditionAvery Gilberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18104017679971839738noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125354955146250762.post-91192573136914839682011-07-16T17:32:26.972-07:002011-07-16T17:32:26.972-07:00[I'm back! Been off doing some deferred mainte...[I'm back! Been off doing some deferred maintenance at FN Manor . . .]<br /><br />JoanElaine:<br /><br />Good points. Some of these nose-witnesses gave descriptions that would, in a psychology experiment on odor identification, count as a "near miss" (i.e., dead rat:dead body is similar to mistaking lemon:lime).<br /><br />Other reactions (fertilizer, funky creek) probably reflect an effort to use context cues to identify an unfamiliar smell.<br /><br />My hunch is that cops--who encounter dead bodies more often than the rest of us--would be quick to make the connection based on smell. I think they'd make credible olfactory witnesses. Casey Anthony's mother smelling something bad and unsettling and totally out of place in her daughter's car should have been credible too. Where the prosecutor may have gone overboard was bringing in all the scientific experts. Ironically this may have undercut the impact of testimonry from the everyday, fellow citizen types.Avery Gilberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18104017679971839738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125354955146250762.post-55394668686234620802011-07-14T03:58:45.863-07:002011-07-14T03:58:45.863-07:00Wow..this post is jam packed!
It's very inter...Wow..this post is jam packed!<br /><br />It's very interesting that some people thought the foul order was dead fish/animal/rats - they didn't claim to recognize the smell of a corpse, like the Anthony trial witness from the tow yard. <br /><br />In light of Ms. Anthony's acquittal, I wonder how "smell evidence" will be treated in future cases.JoanElainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01356174815156243516noreply@blogger.com