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Compare the defense of Μνησαρέτη: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phryne


Are you saying you'd like cameras in court in case a defendant gets her tits out? I think some more context to your point would be helpful!


I'm saying cameras in court are more likely to lead to theatrics (especially since they've already famously occurred) than to discovery of truth.

A friend used to practice law in New Orleans. One of his courtroom anecdotes is that there was a stock phrase for prosecuting vice officers, something like "just before she placed her lips on it, I arrested her" but one memorable time when this hackneyed phrase was trotted out on the witness stand, Defendant blurted out "Oh, no you didn't! That was the best damn blowjob you ever got."


How did that case go?


In the ancient greek case: acquittal.

In the New Orleans case, the outcome wasn't part of the story. Even if the judge felt witness had been credibly impeached, the manner of impeachment corroborates a solicitation charge, so I'd guess: conviction.




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