I was refferring to specaulation about facts and possibilities of facts being totally different, not to the mental sate of someone charged with a crime. In the absence of mind reading, one must infer intent from the actions of the person in response to circumstances.Quote:
Originally Posted by ArrowsFA1
While you have been engaging in "could have" this and that, now refute that "could have".....that is totally different.
What reasons did RD have for not turning in the rat is the only question that should be answered.
There is only ONE reasonable inference and the words right out of his mouth condemn him....he knew it was wrong because he ran and tried to hide the source of the information......flight has always been admissible to prove state of mind.....
But RD did use the info to mcLAren's benefit when he "turned in" the alleged "illegal floor" without disclosure of the source--all he had to do was simple--here is this unsolicted sorry email sent to us by some sorry POS, please Mr. FIA, do something ASAP please about the floors and the rat infestation...
and add in the fact, that if he burned the rat, there would be no possible future "information" popping up, so better to keep one's door open....
One burns a rat when one absolutely has no future use for him, and one keeps quiet about the rat, where future possibilities.....
No amount of :beer: can change this, but tis a tangled web we weave when we first practice to deceive.....