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1. Stephen Sekula (steve@chirp.cooleysekula.net)'s status on Saturday, 09-Aug-2014 13:35:35 UTC Stephen Sekula
   In Brazil, a letter from a medium is admissible evidence in a criminal court case. #CFB3333 http://www.npr.org/blogs/parallels/2014/08/09/338935865/letter-from-beyond-the-grave-a-tale-of-love-murder-and-brazilian-law
   • lnxw48 (Linux Walt) (lnxw48@fresh.federati.net)'s status on Saturday, 09-Aug-2014 14:00:17 UTC lnxw48 (Linux Walt)

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     @steve I have to admit that if I was accused of murder, I’d want a letter purporting to be from the victim that exonerates me to be admited. Not so if the letter pinned the guilt on me, of course. :-)

   • jasrandal (jasrandal@loadaverage.org)'s status on Saturday, 09-Aug-2014 14:09:09 UTC jasrandal

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     I discussed this with a friend this morning. Uberaba is a different animal. I doubt this would happen in, say, São Paulo or Brasilia.
   • Stephen Sekula (steve@chirp.cooleysekula.net)'s status on Saturday, 09-Aug-2014 14:51:32 UTC Stephen Sekula

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     Nonetheless, it is interesting that is allowed at all. I doubt this is unique. However, it's reminiscent of practices used in, for instance, witch trials . . . and that practice backfired with horrific consequences time after time after time. The law, in general, needs more reliance on evidence-based, scientific methodology ... not less reliance. This is an interesting example of supernaturality having equal weight, in principle, with an equivalent amount of physical evidence.