LS300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Internal Consistency, Rodney King, South Los Angeles
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Recap: law and the construction of truth: scheppele"s main points: There is not just one version of the truth. Many believe that the law is akin to science (gives a version of truth that is believed over other institutions) Need to look at the law as a machine that manufactures truth. Not created to nd the truth, creates truths for us. The truth" produced by law is just a legal truth; it"s not the objective truth". Victim"s truths" often clash with the law"s truths". Truth does not exist already out there" waiting to be found. Internal consistency (the story must stay the same at all times) Delayed and revised stories of sexual violence at symptomatic of healing from trauma. Most likely believe because it allows us to empathise and put ourselves in the shoes of others. Of course, this depends on the person and personality type.