that means that your experience is even less relevant than I thought.
I would say it’s pretty relevant. I’ve questioned hundreds of people who were accused of wrongdoing; come to a belief about their guilt or innocence; and then had an opportunity to see further evidence against them and update my beliefs, so to speak.
As to your point that there is a selection bias in criminal prosecutions, that may very well be the case. I’m not sure what it implies for the Amanda Knox case. I suppose one could argue that the decision to prosecute her is evidence of her guilt. Evidence in the logical sense, not the courtroom sense.
I would say it’s pretty relevant. I’ve questioned hundreds of people who were accused of wrongdoing; come to a belief about their guilt or innocence; and then had an opportunity to see further evidence against them and update my beliefs, so to speak.
As to your point that there is a selection bias in criminal prosecutions, that may very well be the case. I’m not sure what it implies for the Amanda Knox case. I suppose one could argue that the decision to prosecute her is evidence of her guilt. Evidence in the logical sense, not the courtroom sense.