welgal wednesdays

Texas Rules of Evidence - RULE 405. METHODS OF PROVING CHARACTER

(a) Reputation or Opinion.

In all cases in which evidence of a person's character or character trait is admissible, proof may be made by testimony as to reputation or by testimony in the form of an opinion. In a criminal case, to be qualified to testify at the guilt stage of trial concerning the character or character trait of an accused, a witness must have been familiar with the reputation, or with the underlying facts or information upon which the opinion is based, prior to the day of the offense.

- good to know? ignorance is bliss? reputation-cultivators rejoice?

- let's get introspective! -

so... i sense an opportunity to pawn my anonymity-inclined nature off, once again, on the law. I supposedly learned this rule back in the day and maybe, subconsciously, i've been applying it to keep myself clear; i mean, seriously, what kind of opinion will one have formed perusing this (and previous-iterations of) bloggo?

but i can't shake the anonymity so easily. fact of the matter is i've been embracing anonymity (and it's reincarnative-properties) for at least 6 years now (see "bore" back in 2003).

so what's the what? anonymity obviously rocks b/c you can do whatever you want. freedom to make mistakes and learn from them, without being too bogged down by the results. but, there's a rub, a tension, if you're constantly forgetting/erasing the past, even if you are producing a set of principles culled from said past, your principles may lose their substance/foundation that is based in the context of the past. (e.g., "don't wear the white pants" works great as a general rule until you forgot what happened the last time you wore the white pants and you're like, "hmm, why don't i wear these white pants anymore? oh yeah, i've got some rule about it, but why the rule... hmm, can't remember... this is stupid, let's get those pants on") and, destined, we are, to fall into the same white-pants-trap.

So what? Remember everything can be a pain in the ass, but forgetting everything sucks too. Like everything else, the middle way is best - remember your context clues, principle bullet points, why you do/don't do the stuff you do/don't do.

Anyhow, take this! pinche reputation.


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