Comments on: Clarion-Ledger Confronts Hayne http://www.theagitator.com/2008/04/28/clarion-ledger-confronts-hayne/ It rankles me when somebody tries to tell somebody what to do. Fri, 16 May 2008 08:29:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: pam http://www.theagitator.com/2008/04/28/clarion-ledger-confronts-hayne/#comment-91241 pam Tue, 29 Apr 2008 01:08:24 +0000 http://www.theagitator.com/2008/04/28/clarion-ledger-confronts-hayne/#comment-91241 I was under the impression that lying under oath was a crime? I was under the impression that lying under oath was a crime?

]]> By: Jim http://www.theagitator.com/2008/04/28/clarion-ledger-confronts-hayne/#comment-91212 Jim Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:07:39 +0000 http://www.theagitator.com/2008/04/28/clarion-ledger-confronts-hayne/#comment-91212 He said he would stake his reputation and career on that question appearing on the test, saying, "It’s like remembering where you were when men landed on the moon." Maybe it is like remembering where you were when men landed on the moon: that is precisely the sort of memory that people often get wrong, but are absolutely certain that their (incorrect) memory is spot on. See the discussion in Robert A. Burton's recent book, "On Being Certain: Believing You are Right Even When You're Not." He said he would stake his reputation and career
on that question appearing on the test, saying,
“It’s like remembering where you were when men
landed on the moon.”

Maybe it is like remembering where you were when men landed on the moon: that is precisely the sort of memory that people often get wrong, but are absolutely certain that their (incorrect) memory is spot on. See the discussion in Robert A. Burton’s recent book, “On Being Certain: Believing You are Right Even When You’re Not.”

]]> By: Whim http://www.theagitator.com/2008/04/28/clarion-ledger-confronts-hayne/#comment-91110 Whim Mon, 28 Apr 2008 20:16:13 +0000 http://www.theagitator.com/2008/04/28/clarion-ledger-confronts-hayne/#comment-91110 How can 1,500 autopsies be competently conducted in one year by one physician? Of course, the governmental and prosecutorial establishment in Mississippi will fight to defend him until their dying breath. Reason: The House of Cards that they built many of their convinctions on will come tumbling down. Hard. How can 1,500 autopsies be competently conducted in one year by one physician?

Of course, the governmental and prosecutorial establishment in Mississippi will fight to defend him until their dying breath.

Reason: The House of Cards that they built many of their convinctions on will come tumbling down. Hard.

]]> By: Bronwyn http://www.theagitator.com/2008/04/28/clarion-ledger-confronts-hayne/#comment-91065 Bronwyn Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:35:22 +0000 http://www.theagitator.com/2008/04/28/clarion-ledger-confronts-hayne/#comment-91065 He says the exam he took was a difficult set of oral and essay questions, unlike the not-so-rigorous multiple choice of the proper exam. He's so full of shit. A well-written multiple choice exam can be exceedingly difficult. Ever take a GRE or, worse, a specialized GRE? Those fuckers were difficult. On some of those questions, all I wanted was an essay so I could handwave and explain why I picked (a) instead of (b). Essay questions allow too much room for fudging. Multiple-choice exams are not so forgiving. He says the exam he took was a difficult set of oral and essay questions, unlike the not-so-rigorous multiple choice of the proper exam.

He’s so full of shit. A well-written multiple choice exam can be exceedingly difficult. Ever take a GRE or, worse, a specialized GRE? Those fuckers were difficult. On some of those questions, all I wanted was an essay so I could handwave and explain why I picked (a) instead of (b).

Essay questions allow too much room for fudging. Multiple-choice exams are not so forgiving.

]]> By: Mike Leatherwood http://www.theagitator.com/2008/04/28/clarion-ledger-confronts-hayne/#comment-91057 Mike Leatherwood Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:31:55 +0000 http://www.theagitator.com/2008/04/28/clarion-ledger-confronts-hayne/#comment-91057 I would be willing to wager that Hayne knew of a question like that strictly through anecdotal means. He seems to be fond of heresay anyways. How this guy can seriously still be used by law enforcement shows just how low our legal system is. For every positive story like the super star DA in Dallas, there are a thousand and one Dr. Hayne stories. I would be willing to wager that Hayne knew of a question like that strictly through anecdotal means. He seems to be fond of heresay anyways.

How this guy can seriously still be used by law enforcement shows just how low our legal system is. For every positive story like the super star DA in Dallas, there are a thousand and one Dr. Hayne stories.

]]> By: Jason http://www.theagitator.com/2008/04/28/clarion-ledger-confronts-hayne/#comment-91054 Jason Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:23:43 +0000 http://www.theagitator.com/2008/04/28/clarion-ledger-confronts-hayne/#comment-91054 Could the "color of death" question actually be from the sham organization The American Board of Forensic Pathology? That would be great. Could the “color of death” question actually be from the sham organization The American Board of Forensic Pathology? That would be great.

]]> By: Jeff http://www.theagitator.com/2008/04/28/clarion-ledger-confronts-hayne/#comment-91036 Jeff Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:19:28 +0000 http://www.theagitator.com/2008/04/28/clarion-ledger-confronts-hayne/#comment-91036 <i>stake his reputation</i> I hope that's becoming an increasingly small wager. stake his reputation

I hope that’s becoming an increasingly small wager.

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