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Tim_308
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Posted on Thursday, December 08, 2005 - 12:38 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

I guess I just don't see what's wrong with somebody having a lot of detail in a statement?

If you noticed yourself that somebody was suspicious wouldn't you take in as many details as possible?

Instead of describing Hutchinson's description as "over the top" in terms of details I would say that ALL of the other statements from witnesses are extremely vague and lacking and must have come from people that were not good at describing things and were not very perceptive. Doesn't that make more sense?

I am not trying to defend Hutchinson, I am trying to find what the reasoning is for such doubt.

Honestly, all of the other witness statements were poor in details, they were not average in detail, I'd say Hutchinson's is closer to average in detail. Either the cops did a bad job of taking statements or the witnesses didn't know how to describe things or weren't perceptive enough to notice more details.

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