Because it’s common practice during the sentencing part of any trial to ask for as many letters as one can get. Sometimes people get a certified letter in the mail requesting a letter signed by a lawyer and don’t realize that it’s optional… I had this happen to me when I was 19 and my parents immediately told me to throw it in the trash. IGGY is not American and not that smart she may have not realized that she did not have to write a letter on behalf of Lorenzo’s moral character.
It feels weird to me to ask "Do you think this person is bad or not?" when the only question the trial should be about is "did that person did it?", you know what I mean? Even if he was a saint, if he did it, he did it.
Now she looks extra dumb because who knows what she thought she knew about the situation, all people are going to remember is that she was on the side of the abuser.
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All I have to say is one's experience with someone may not be representative to how that person may be with someone else.
I don't even understand why it was asked of people who had nothing to do with the situation to write letters in the first place.
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I had this happen to me when I was 19 and my parents immediately told me to throw it in the trash. IGGY is not American and not that smart she may have not realized that she did not have to write a letter on behalf of Lorenzo’s moral character.
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It feels weird to me to ask "Do you think this person is bad or not?" when the only question the trial should be about is "did that person did it?", you know what I mean? Even if he was a saint, if he did it, he did it.
Now she looks extra dumb because who knows what she thought she knew about the situation, all people are going to remember is that she was on the side of the abuser.
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Arguably, it could useful in misdemeanor cases where the judge is weighing their remorse/ability to make good choices in the future.
(I'm aware character witnesses can also be called in a trial, just explaining what letters like this can be used for.)
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