Both the passage and the lecture discuss the importance of eyewitness testimony. While the passage claims eyewitness testimony is one of the most effective ways of solving a crime, the lecture challenges this and gives reasons why this claim is inconsistent.

First, the passage states that people who witnessed crimes are reliable sources of information. The passage says that the eyewitnesses can give details such as the place and the time the crime occurred. It also says eyewitnesses’ testimonies are hard to refute. On the other hand, the lecture rebuts this. The lecturer says that eyewitnesses’ memories is imperfect and can be flawed. He supports this by mentioning a study which showed that after 20 minutes, people begin to forget a details about what happened.

Second, the passage says that eyewitness testimony is surely reliable since it is regulated by law. The passage gives an example about before witnesses telling juries what they had seen they are asked to swear to tell a truth. Again, the lecturer disagrees. He says that there are no way to guarantee that a testimony is truthful. He points out a statistic showing that over 200 criminals are mistakenly convicted and then released when eyewitness testimony has been proven to be false.

Both the passage and the lecture discuss the importance of eyewitness testimony. While the passage claims eyewitness testimony is one of the most effective ways of solving a crime, the lecture challenges this and gives reasons why this claim is inconsistent.

First, the passage states that people who witnessed crimes are reliable sources of information. The passage says that the eyewitnesses can give details such as the place and the time the crime occurred. It also says eyewitnesses’ testimonies are hard to refute. On the other hand, the lecture rebuts this. The lecturer says that eyewitnesses’ memories are imperfect and can be flawed. He supports this by mentioning a study which showed that after twenty minutes, people begin to forget the details about what happened.

Second, the passage says that eyewitness testimony is surely reliable since it is regulated by law. The passage gives an example about being sworn in to tell the truth before telling juries what they had seen. Again, the lecturer disagrees. He says that there are no way to guarantee that a testimony is truthful. He points to a statistic showing that over two hundred criminals are mistakenly convicted and then released when eyewitness testimony has been proven to be false.

Both the passage and the lecture discuss the importance of eyewitness testimony. While the passage claims eyewitness testimony is one of the most effective ways of solving a crime, the lecture challenges this and gives reasons why this claim is inconsistent.

First, the passage states that people who witnessed crimes are reliable sources of information. The passage says that the eyewitnesses can give details such as the place and the time the crime occurred. It also says eyewitnesses’ testimonies are hard to refute. On the other hand, the lecture rebuts this. The lecturer says that eyewitnesses’ memories are imperfect and can be flawed. He supports this by mentioning a study which showed that after twenty minutes, people begin to forget the details about what happened.

Second, the passage says that eyewitness testimony is surely reliable since it is regulated by law. The passage gives an example about witnesses being sworn in to tell the truth before telling juries what they had seen. Again, the lecturer disagrees. He says that there is no way to guarantee that a testimony is truthful. He points to a statistic showing that over two hundred criminals are have been mistakenly convicted and then released when eyewitness testimony has been proven to be false.