tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post8607036694804792213..comments2024-03-28T17:44:07.653+00:00Comments on TPQ: How Not to Police The Past AMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-42990303077371150552019-10-20T21:58:45.852+01:002019-10-20T21:58:45.852+01:00I support Anthony without reservation. However, or...I support Anthony without reservation. However, oral histories can contain confessions which can be used as evidence against the participant in a court of law notwithstanding the lack of intention for this to be the case. A confession doesn't need to be sworn to be used as evidence. I only point this out due to the paragraph "Oral history is not evidence. Oral histories are not "Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15029656112153509987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-38332157859584743532019-10-18T19:53:35.001+01:002019-10-18T19:53:35.001+01:00As an American academic with experience in the Nor...As an American academic with experience in the North I'm waiting for someone to say what I consider the most important part of the BC tapes: they were a unique and critical window on the Troubles and the project would have been invaluable for generations to come. The judge in this case acts like he's the only one who understands that interviews are always positioned somewhere between theJack Conwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13909067939663634932noreply@blogger.com