Monday, October 26, 2009

WTF: "Victim Impact Statements"

Okay, so I'm close to a year late on discussing this one, but this story from WNYC is amazing:
This week, the Supreme Court declined to review a case about whether it was legal to play Enya under a video montage of a murder victim’s life. Such "victim impact statements" serve as testimony submitted during the sentencing phase of a criminal trial. Public defender Evan Young discusses what she says is the regrettable art of swaying a jury.


The best part comes from 3:55 when they discuss the judges of the California Supreme Court as music critics (or "psycho-neurologists").

I won't give away the best part, but involves the phrase "soft, not stirring."

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