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Amen to this ;
‘Some are defending Burgess by attempting to rationalize that he is credible because the CV he submitted to the DA was, in fact, accurate in that he admitted he had no degree. None of his prior misrepresentations matter, according to these people. The fact that he repeatedly misrepresented having a degree, what type of degree, and from what year is meaningless because he told the court the truth. In other words, he may have been a serial liar then, but not now. This is ridiculous. The jury has seen the witness’ penchant for academic dishonesty which he used to boost his unimpressive academic credentials. Academic integrity is of paramount importance for an expert. This should be obvious. That his most recent version is the most truthful version doesn’t cleanse his overall credibility problems. The online discourse regarding this case would be much more helpful if people would be intellectually honest and admit the obvious, whether it helps or hurts “their side.” Here, it is obvious that this expert is severely damaged. Do you think if a defense expert lied about academic credentials but came clean, the same people would dismiss that credibility issue as nothing?’
The online discourse regarding this case would be much more helpful if people would be intellectually honest and admit the obvious, whether it helps or hurts "their side.”