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by kitanata 994 days ago
Here is an uncomfortable truth. This man is in prison because of ableism.

This is why body language “experts” are grifters and charlatans.

This is why you shouldn’t convict people on a hunch, and why as a professional you don’t say shit you are unqualified to say.

Ableism kills.

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Sexism and agism may have come into play too. “Creepy man, probably a peado” type thinking.
And that is why trials should be blind... The characteristics of perpetrator should not be shown or told to jury.
No he's in prison because multiple witnesses testified they saw him shake and hit and scream at his child for crying, repeatedly.
Source?
https://www.texastribune.org/2016/06/17/appeals-court-halts-...

Yes, this article is from 2016. Texas also has a strong law that allows throwing out "junk science". This case didn't make it through appeals because the forensic criteria that is suspect was such a small part of the evidence.

... that's all mentioned in the article.

The person alleging he hit the daughter is his ex wife and her own sister testified she is a recurrent liar.