11-11-2019, 05:44 PM
(11-11-2019, 04:42 PM)6andcounting Wrote: My friend Bob has direct knowledge of WWII as he fought in the war. Bob tells me a personal war story. Is the info contained in his war story that I wrote down in my book report my "direct knowledge" or 2nd hand info?
If Bob had first hand knowledge then the story is a first hand account of what happened.
The whole issue of "second hand" is just a red herring. If a police officer files a warrant based on a direct eyewitness statement no one would be attacking that as "second hand". Instead it is considered direct eye witness evidence. It would be false to claim that the police did not have anything but "second hand" evidence or "hearsay".
