Monday, March 2, 2015
5B
"The facts" can be interpreted many different ways. It mostly depends on who is doing the interpreting. Say two kids get in a fight at school and a teacher sees one of them punch the other in the jaw. In the principals office, one of the facts will be Timmy (the boy who threw the punch) started the fight. The teacher who believe that fact because she witnessed it. However, Timmy's mother who gets a phone call, will not believe it because she is Timmy's mother and in her eyes, he is a sweet little boy who wouldn't hurt a fly. Different people will consider different facts to be true and it all depends on the person and how they are or aren't related to the situation.
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I agree that perspective plays a huge role in the outcome of events. A person who is related to the guilty person is most likely to be bias towards them because they know them well enough, and have reasons to believe they are innocent. Someone who is not familiar with the guilty persons attitude and personality will not be as lenient .
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